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Taiwan military holds an anti-takeover exercise at the island's main international airport as part of its week-long Han Kuang exercise to boost its defense capabilities against China, a first to be held at the airport. IMAGES
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-ruled island. "That's the commitment we made," he said when asked if the US would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to forcibly take control of Taiwan. "We agreed with the One China policy, we signed on to it... but the idea that it can be taken by force is just not appropriate". SOUNDBITE
New Taipei, Jun 8 (EFE/EPA).- An exhibition center in New Taipei has been turned into a COVID-19 mass vaccination site as Taiwan rushes to contain the worst outbreak it has seen since the pandemic began. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged people not to travel for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday, as the government extended the national COVID-19 alert level 3 to 28 June amid a spike in infections. (Camera: RITCHIE TONGO). SHOT LIST: AN EXHIBITION CENTER THAT HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A COVID-19 MASS VACCINATION CENTER IN NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN.
Workers demolish the tilted Uranus building in Hualien. Wednesday's magnitude-7.4 earthquake caused it to tilt at a 45-degree angle, its twisted exterior quickly becoming one of the most recognisable images to emerge from the disaster. IMAGES
A helicopter is loaded with supplies for those affected by the Taiwan earthquake. The magnitude-7.4 quake struck on Wednesday killing ten people and injuring more than 1,000. IMAGES
Two days after a major earthquake struck eastern Taiwan, relief work continues beside a heavily leaning building in the city of Hualien. IMAGES
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