China, Taiwan and war games
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China staged surprise military exercises in the sea and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday in what the People's Liberation Army said was a "stern warning" to the island's "separatist" government and those...
Reuters |
Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday detailed a surge in Chinese military activity as Beijing wrapped up a second day of war games overnight Wednesday, saying it had detected 59 warplanes and 23 navy...
BBC |
In response to China's latest military drills, the White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump was "emphasising the importance of maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait".
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One analyst called China’s large-scale drills a “pre-invasion operation” as it ramps up attacks on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, calling him a “parasite.”
China has conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day focusing on the Taiwan Strait separating the self-governing island democracy from China that is a crucial conduit for international trade.
The military drills come as Beijing again warned the self-ruled island democracy of seeking formal independence.
It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) made its first deployment to the Western Pacific for 2025 and was a major unit in Tuesday’s military drill targeted at intimidating Taiwan Tuesday, according to Beijing officials.
China Coast Guard ships are conducting patrols around Taiwan as part of drills near the island, Zhu Anqing, spokesman for the East China Sea Bureau, said.
Aerial footage appears to show a floating barrier installed by China to prevent Philippine fishing boats from entering the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippine Coast Guard has detected a Chinese research vessel operating within the country’s archipelagic waters, approximately 58 nautical miles off Aborlan, Palawan.