U.S. warships conduct regular "freedom of navigation" exercises in the strait, all of which trigger angry responses from Beijing, which claims not only Taiwan but the surrounding waters, along with almost all of the South China Sea, as its territory. The U.S. and most other countries view...
“I can tell you that Taiwan independence is as incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait as fire with water. Provocation by the Taiwan independence forces will surely be met with countermeasures,” Mao said. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it deployed warships to designated spots in the ocean...
Taiwan's defence ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the strait and that during its transit the situation in the strait was "as normal". The U.S. Navy sails warships through the strait around once a month, and also regularly conducts similar freedom of ...
China's war games saw planes, ships and personnel sent into "the maritime areas and air space of the Taiwan Strait, off the northern and southern coasts of the island, and to the island's east", the army said. Two Taiwanese Navy warships are seen anchored on April 7, 2023 in Keelung,...
State media said China sent out dozens of fighter jets carrying live missiles, and conducted mock strikes, along with warships, of high-value military targets. Taiwan's defense ministry said 15 Chinese navy ships, 16 coast guard and 33 aircraft were involved, but no live fire drills were held...
TAIPEI (Reuters) -China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan condemned as "blatant provocation" on Saturday, detailing a surge of Chinese warplanes and warships. ...
Guo made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to the U.S. warships' transit through the Taiwan Strait this week, saying that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command has issued a response. Guo stressed that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese terri...
China has yet to recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty, and U.S. defense officials have long considered the Taiwan Strait a strategic flash point. More From Popular Mechanics The American and Chinese warships were each armed with dozens of anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles. And at these ...
Accounts from Taiwan of Chinese military movement included the fighter jets crossing the median line and a report from Taiwan’s government-run Central News Agency, citing government sources, that two of China’s most powerful warships – Type 55 destroyers – were sighted Tuesday off the central...
China accused the United States military of “abusing international law” and continuing a pattern of “dangerous provocations” in East Asia Thursday, after a US Navy destroyer made the service’s first transit of the Taiwan Strait of 2024.