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Front line Taiwanese island drills for a Chinese attack

Emergency workers on a Taiwan-controlled island next to China's coast practiced responding to a simulated Chinese attack on Thursday, a little more than a week after Beijing staged war games around the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

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America sends warship through Taiwan Strait days after China ends war games

America sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait just days after China ended war games around the island as tensions increase over its future.

Evening Standard

US warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China war games

Days after China ended military exercises, a US warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games

The U.S. warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described on Monday as a "routine" transit, just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.

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Taiwan president pledges to strengthen military as Chinese drills ebb

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday thanked fighter pilots who scrambled against China's air force during its drills around the island and pledged to keep strengthening the armed forces, as Beijing's military activity in the vicinity ebbed.

Reuters

Taiwan says 14 Chinese air force planes crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday that in the past 24 hours 14 Chinese air force planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides.

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Taiwan's Tsai says China not being 'responsible' with drills

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has condemned China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait, saying China did not demonstrate the “responsible” behavior of a major Asian nation

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Chinese fishing crews navigate troubled waters as tensions with Taiwan flare

As China sends warships and fighter jets to the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, deemed a separatist by Beijing, fishing crews plying the narrow waterway say they fret more about their livelihood than politics.

Reuters

Chinese fighter jets and ships cross Taiwan Strait to conduct military drills

The Chinese military began rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan as part of the army’s military drills this week.

Evening Standard

China Warship Starts Live-fire Drills Near Taiwan

A Chinese warship in seas facing the Taiwan Strait began live-fire drills on Saturday as Beijing began military exercises it calls a warning against what it considers pro-Taiwan independence forces. The amphibious landing ship - capable of transporting troops, craft and vehicles - fired multiple rounds of artillery on Saturday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan watching Chinese movements but does not see escalation

Taiwan is keeping watch on a Chinese aircraft carrier but does not expect a large escalation in tensions, the government said on Thursday, after China denounced a meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Reuters

China to inspect ships in Taiwan Strait, Taiwan says won't cooperate

China's Fujian maritime safety administration launched a three-day special joint patrol and inspection operation in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Strait that includes moves to board ships, it said on its WeChat account.

Reuters

China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan's defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Taiwan Warns of China Military’s ‘Sudden Entry’ Close to Island

Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory amid rising military tensions across the Taiwan Strait. China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan in recent…

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Taiwan Says 25 Chinese Planes, 3 Ships Sent toward Island

China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward Taiwan on Wednesday morning, the island's Defense Ministry said, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei’s main backer Washington. The ministry said 19 of those planes crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone while the ships were continuing to operate in…

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China says U.S. 'endangered' peace with Taiwan Strait fly-through

China accused the United States of "endangering" peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a U.S. military plane flew through the sensitive waterway on Monday, with the U.S. Navy responding that it had been in international airspace.

Reuters

Taiwan sees China taking lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion

China's military is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait would make that challenging, the island's defence minister said on Friday.

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Taiwan’s KMT hopes for elections boost after China trip

Opposition party that once dominated the self-ruled island aims to show it can work better with Beijing than ruling DPP.

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Chinese officials arrive in Taiwan on first post-pandemic visit

(This Feb. 18 story has been corrected to fix the family name to Li, not Lu, in paragraphs 2 and 3)

Evening Standard

US postpones Blinken visit to China over alleged spy balloon

When you imagine the contours of a so-called second Cold War between the United States and China, you might think of hypersonic glide vehicles, billion-dollar stealth fighters and, of course, the Taiwan Strait. But today, it’s all about a balloon.

Reuters

U.S.-Japan warn against use of force or coercion anywhere in world

The United States and Japan on Friday reiterated the importance of peace and stability in Taiwan Strait and warned against any use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

US and Japan's new defense strategy sends stark warning to China

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Friday, a meeting intended to signal a more confrontational approach to China as Tokyo's defense turns south toward the Taiwan Strait.

Reuters

'Seriously doubt' imminent invasion of Taiwan by China -Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he seriously doubted that ramped up Chinese military activities near the Taiwan Strait were a sign of an imminent invasion of the island by Beijing.

The Independent UK

Taiwan's Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited a military base to observe drills while rival China protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait

Reuters

U.S. warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait; China angered

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which has riled China.

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