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Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has asked Google to blur satellite images of its military facilities in the South China Sea on the tech giant’s Earth and Map services.
Taiwan unveils its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, carrying a price tag of $1.5 billion, the submarine's displacement weight is about 2,500 to 3,000 tons, with its combat systems and torpedoes sourced from the US defence company Lockheed Martin. IMAGES
Taiwanese first responders and civilians participate in drills simulating emergency scenarios including missile strikes and chemical attacks, as part of an island-wide civilian disaster preparedness drill. On Tuesday, Chinese warships and aircraft were still operating around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said, a day after Beijing declared an end to its massive war games. IMAGES
The Taiwan Strait seen from Pingtan, a southeastern island that is China's nearest point to Taiwan. China was due to hold live-fire drills on Monday to round off three days of military exercises in response to Taiwan's president meeting with the US House speaker.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives on the island of Combu off the coast of Belem, in the Brazilian Amazon, with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Macron has promised to discuss closer cooperation in the fight against illegal gold mining with Brazil, where he begins an emblematic state visit lasting almost three days following his trip to French Guiana. IMAGES