Taiwan Military to Get $619 Million U.S. Arms Boost as China Keeps up Pressure More Reuters Air force soldiers load a U.S. made AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile at a combat readiness mission during a press invited event at the airbase in Hualien,...
Taiwan Urges China to Show Restraint Amid Military Tensions More TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's presidential office urged China on Friday to exercise restraint, saying its recent aggressive behaviour in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding region did not help its international image. Presidential offic...
Lin said China is seriously concerned about such reports -- noting that China has always resolutely opposed the provision of military assistance by the United States to China's Taiwan region as such behavior seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, ...
China’s military has declared it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president’s trip to the U.S. last week. China says the
Beijing, Monday, April 10, 2023. China's military declared Monday it is "ready to fight" after completing three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan that simulated sealing off the island in response to the Taiwanese president's trip to the U.S. last week. (AP Photo/...
TAIPEI, Taiwan —Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island where anew presidenttook office this week. China’s military said its two-day exercise...
China has completed three days of military drills meant to simulate a blockade of Taiwan. The drills included an aircraft carrier and nuclear-capable bombers as tensions continue to ramp up following a meeting between House Speaker McCarthy and Taiwan Pr
China's military has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan Island and will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday. Last week's drills included launches of ballistic missiles and simulated sea and air attacks in surrounding sk...
China has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader.
Taiwan’s national defense report released in 2017 cited concerns that increased PLA military activity near Taiwan poses an “enormous threat to security in the Taiwan Strait,” and that Taiwan requires a “multiple deterrence strategy,” including an emphasis on developing asymmetric warfare to...