A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by China that practiced such a scenario. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own ...
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. Chinese state television’s military channel said late ...
Closer collaboration and cooperation politically and economically would be far, far less costly than war to the benefit of both sides. A military conflict would be a loser for not only China and Taiwan but the world. Collaboration and cooperation present a large upside for both sides. China wou...
"The only way forward is for the mainland to fully prepare itself for war and to give Taiwan secessionist forces a decisive punishment at any time," Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Chinese state-sponsored Global Times, wrote in a column Wednesday morning. "As the seces...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.
Taiwan puts forces on alert, accuses China of an "irrational provocation" with its latest war games, and vows not to "shy away" from any threat.
To everyone's relief, the Chinese drills that wrapped up in the seas and skies around Taiwan on Monday were just that – practice. While it's a good sign that all sides involved have continued to insist they don't want it, they all know there's a real potential for war over Taiwan...
during the largest war between China and the Dutch,the two sides wore helmets in the land battle,in this era of firearms,the appearance of this kind of costume was unexpected,so it is necessary and important to study;Based on the original Chinese and Dutch materials and subsequent documents,...
This sudden and unexpected descent upon the Chinese coast served to bring home the realities of war to a section of the population which probably had never heard of the Japanese successes. The Viceroy of Nanking awakened to his danger, and hastily ordered troops to the front to oppose the ...
"We are doing everything we can in Congress to speed up these sales and get the weapons that you need to defend yourselves," Mr McCaul said. "And we will provide training to your military - not for war, but for peace. "Projecting weakness only invites aggression and conflict...