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Taiwan to purchase over 1K Stinger missiles amid increased Chinese threat

Taiwanese forces urgently require more effective countermeasures and deterrence, prompting the Army to order 1,985 more Stinger missiles

Taiwan detects 10 PLA military aircraft, 9 naval vessels around territory

Notably, Taiwan has been governed independently since 1949. However, China considers Taiwan part of its territory and insists on eventual reunification, by force if necessary

China lacks ability to fully invade, but has other options: Taiwan military

China's aim with the drills was to practice cutting off communication with the outside world and blockade Taiwan, and boarding foreign cargo ships is an option China could take

Taiwan detects 25 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around territory

Seventeen of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern ADIZ

Top Chinese officer tells US to stop colluding with Taiwan in NSA meeting

A top Chinese military officer, in a rare meeting with a visiting American official, demanded Thursday that the United States stop collusion with Taiwan, the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. Gen. Zhang Youxia, one of two vice chairs of the Central Military Commission, told White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan that promoting what China calls the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland is the mission and responsibility of the military, according to a statement from China's Defence Ministry. Sullivan was wrapping up a three-day trip to China, his first as national security adviser and one aimed at maintaining communication to avoid differences over Taiwan and other issues from spiralling into conflict. Both governments are eager to keep relations on an even keel ahead of a change in the US presidency in January. Your request to meet with me shows the value you attach to military security and the relationship between our militaries, Zhang

US, Chinese officials to conclude talks on Taiwan, military communication

Sullivan is expected to press for enhanced working-level military to military communications

China holds 2nd day of talks on Taiwan, fentanyl with Biden aide Sullivan

Sullivan, China's top diplomat Wang Yi and others are meeting for talks from Tuesday to Thursday as the two countries are at odds over the Middle East and Ukraine

Taiwan reports 30 Chinese PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels around territory

"We have monitored the situation and responded," it added

Jake Sullivan, China officials to hold discussions on Taiwan, military

US also wants China to take more action at home to prevent the development of chemicals that can be made into fentanyl

Taiwan detects 15 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around its territory

Nine of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's ADIZ

Taiwan drills with anti-amphibious landing missiles to deter Chinese attack

Taiwan drilled Monday with anti-amphibious landing missiles as part of strategy to remain mobile and deadly in an attempt to deter an attack from China, which claims the democratically ruled island of Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary. Troops fired tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles known as TOW 2A missiles mounted on M1167 Humvees at floating targets off a beach in Pingtung County during the two days of exercises. The area on Taiwan's southern tip faces both toward the Taiwan Strait and China, and toward the Pacific Ocean. The missiles are among the most effective and popular anti-tank weapons in the world and a key component in what some experts say is Taiwan's best strategy to resist a potential Chinese invasion. China has ramped up its military threat in recent years based on its vast edge in numbers of warplanes, ships and missiles. Taiwan bought 1,700 units of the newer TOW 2B system from the U.S., the last of

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese PLA , 6 naval vessels around its territory

The MND stated that seven aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's Eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)

US plans closer relations with Taiwan after Palau reports Chinese coercion

Meanwhile, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will be travelling to China next week to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the White House said in a statement

Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels around its territory

China has increased its military activities around Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ

Nikki Haley supports Trump in Taiwan, says isolationist policy unhealthy

Former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, put in good words for Republican nominee Donald Trump on Saturday during her visit to Taiwan, saying that an isolationist policy isn't healthy and called on her party to stand with her country's allies. Haley, who ran against Trump for the party's presidential nomination, told reporters in the capital, Taipei, that supporting US allies, including Ukraine and Israel, was vital while underscoring the importance of Taiwan which Beijing claims as its territory to be brought under control by force if necessary. I don't think the isolationist approach is healthy. I think America can never sit in a bubble and think that we won't be affected, she said. While the US doesn't formally recognise Taiwan, it is the island's strongest backer and main arms provider. However, Trump's attempt to reclaim the presidency has fuelled worries. He said Taiwan should pay for US protection in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published in July .

Taiwan detects 13 PLA aircrafts and 12 PLAN vehicles around territory

Taiwanese MND detected 41 PLA (People's Liberation Army) aircraft and seven PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy) vessels around its territory

Taiwan sentences 8 military officers to prison for spying for China

The court said the defendants were "willing to collect intelligence for China that caused the leak of important secrets" and that "they were seduced by money."

US NSA Sullivan to visit China next week; discuss Taiwan, fentanyl issue

Notably, this is the first visit by a US national security adviser since 2016, though other senior US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have visited China over the past two years

41 Chinese aircraft, seven vessels detected around Taiwan, 32 cross border

Earlier on Thursday, the Taiwanese MND detected eight PLA (People's Liberation Army) aircraft and six PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy) vessels around its territory

Taiwan defence spend to outpace expected GDP growth as China threat rises

Taiwan's govt has made military modernisation a key policy platform and has repeatedly pledged to spend more on its defences as threat from China rises, including developing made-in-Taiwan submarines