People’s Liberation Army

Five of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and Southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)

On July 30, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te accused the Chinese government of misinterpreting a United Nations resolution to justify its military activities against Taiwan

Amid the growing threat, Taiwan, starting Monday, began military exercises to test its war-fighting capabilities

The five-day drill is being held even as China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) flew a record number of aircraft close to the island this month

17 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ, prompting a strategic response from Taiwan's defence forces

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), remains a key geopolitical flashpoint in East Asia, with its sovereignty fiercely contested by Beijing despite its self-governing status

The upgraded versions are expected to be produced in small batches and included in the regular annual budget

The report did not give a reason for the change and China's energy administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment

The missiles have the ability to destroy the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers, according to a computer simulation conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army

According to Taiwan's MND, four of the PLA aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern and southwest Air Defense Identification Zone

In response to China's action, Taiwanese armed forces sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor China's activity

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, has long been a contentious issue in China's foreign policy

The Five Eyes bulletin added that the Chinese recruitment efforts seem to be targeting current and former military pilots from Five Eyes countries and those from France and Germany

19 out of 26 Chinese military Aircraft crossed the median line, which bisects the Taiwan Strait and separates the island from China

The suspension of the tariff concessions are due to take place from June 15 and would apply to products imported from Taiwan including base oils, the ministry said

Admiral Samuel Paparo said that the recent military exercises of China around Taiwan 'looked like a rehearsal' for an invasion

The Ministry emphasised that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) military exercises, indicative of its hegemonic mindset, have undermined regional peace and stability

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and denounces Lai as a 'separatist'

The two days of drills in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands near the Chinese coast started just three days after Lai took office

China repeatedly called Lai a separatist who risked war in the run-up to his election in January