Washington and Taipei Bolsters Ties With High-Level Economic Talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Nov. 21 welcomed deepening ties between Washington and Taipei following a high-level economic dialogue between the two sides. The inaugural talks, under the auspices of a new Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPP), were held virtually and in-person in Washington on Friday. It focused on areas including science and technology, supply chain restructuring, and 5G networks. “The United States and Taiwan are strong partners in defending freedom, advancing economic ties, and promoting our shared democratic values. The American Institute in Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue strengthens our economic relationship even further,” Pompeo wrote on Twitter on Nov. 21. The talks are part of the Trump administration’s increased engagement with the democratic island. In recent months, two senior U.S. officials visited Taiwan, a departure…
Four service stations in Sydney’s west have been held up by armed bandits overnight and police believe the incidents are linked.
Police say a white Honda CRV was used in all the robberies鈥攖he same type and colour of car as one found on fire on Monday morning.
The first call came in just before 2 a.m., when a man armed with a knife entered a service station on Flushcombe Road, Prospect, and threatened an employee. The man left empty-handed and fled on foot.
A short time later two men in a white Honda CRV stopped at a service station at nearby Doonside where a man threatened a male employee with a knife before stealing cash and fleeing in the CRV.
About half an hour later, police responded to reports of an armed robbery on Cabramatta Rd in Bonnyrigg, to Prospect’s south.
Police were told a man armed with a knife and wearing a surgical mask threatened the male attendant before stealing cash and fleeing in a white Honda CRV.
The next armed robbery happened at Blacktown, with a man entering a service station and threatening a male employee with a knife before running away empty-handed.
Finally, just before 5.20 a.m., police were called to a service station on the same street one suburb across鈥擝ungarribee Road in Doonside.
Again, a man threatened a male employee with a knife, and took off with stolen cash in a white Honda CRV.
At about 6 a.m., a white Honda CRV was discovered on fire on Hyland Rd, Greystanes.
The car has been seized and police have established crime scenes at all locations.
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Focus News: Four Service Stations Held up by Armed Bandits in Western Sydney
Washington and Taipei Bolsters Ties With High-Level Economic Talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Nov. 21 welcomed deepening ties between Washington and Taipei following a high-level economic dialogue between the two sides. The inaugural talks, under the auspices of a new Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPP), were held virtually and in-person in Washington on Friday. It focused on areas including science and technology, supply chain restructuring, and 5G networks. “The United States and Taiwan are strong partners in defending freedom, advancing economic ties, and promoting our shared democratic values. The American Institute in Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue strengthens our economic relationship even further,” Pompeo wrote on Twitter on Nov. 21. The talks are part of the Trump administration’s increased engagement with the democratic island. In recent months, two senior U.S. officials visited Taiwan, a departure…
