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China's drills appear like 'rehearsal' for Taiwan invasion: US admiral

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

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft, 9 naval vessels around island

The Ministry for National Defence of Taiwan detected 13 Chinese military aircraft, five naval vessels, and four coast guard ships around Taiwan

Taiwanese parliament passes bills expanding legislative oversight

Amendments will enhance checks and balances and empower the legislature to combat corruption, the move has sparked significant concerns within civil society and academia

Taiwan's legislature passes new Bill reducing president's authority

Taiwan's opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favouring China and diminishing the power of the island's president. The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies give the body greater power to control budgets, including defence spending that the party has blocked in what many see as a concession to China. The Nationalists took control of the legislature with a single-seat majority after elections in January, while the presidency went to Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, which favours Taiwan's de facto independence from China. The Nationalists officially back unification with China, from which Taiwan separated during a civil war in 1949.

US lawmakers express support for Taiwan after China's military drills

Addressing a news conference in Taipei, US Representative Michael McCaul called the drills an intimidation tactic to punish democracy and vowed to bolster Taiwan's defense

Taiwan detects significant Chinese military presence around nation

Out of these 21 Chinese military aircraft, 10 entered Taiwan's southwestern and southeastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND

US lawmakers visit Taiwan in show of support after China's military drills

A US congressional delegation met Taiwan's new leader on Monday in a show of support shortly after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration speech. Rep. Andy Barr, the co-chair of the Taiwan caucus in the US Congress, said the United States is fully committed to supporting Taiwan militarily, diplomatically and economically. There should be no doubt, there should be no scepticism in the United States, Taiwan or anywhere in the world, of American resolve to maintain the status quo and peace in the Taiwan Strait, the representative from Kentucky said at a news conference after the delegation met Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. Taiwan's new foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, noted the recent Chinese drills and called the American delegation's visit an important gesture of solidarity at a critical time. The delegation included both Republicans and Democrats and was led by Rep. Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Te

China needs to know risks outweigh rewards in attacking Taiwan: US lawmaker

Taiwan has for the last two years complained of delays to deliveries of US weapons, such as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, as manufacturers supply Ukraine to support its defence against Russia

Taiwan detects 21 Chinese military aircraft, 11 naval vessels around island

The escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait highlight the ongoing geopolitical complexities in the region, with Taiwan reaffirming its commitment to defending its sovereignty

Taiwan detects Chinese military aircraft, vessels encircling nation

According to Taiwan's MND statement, seven PLA aircraft, 14 PLAN vessels, and four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels were tracked operating in the island's vicinity

US 'deeply concerned' about China's military drills around Taiwan

Matthew Miller stated that US remains committed to its longstanding one China policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act

Taiwan detects 62 Chinese military aircraft, 27 vessels in its vicinity

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

China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, uses live missiles in drills

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

China's 2nd day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to 'seize power'

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

Taiwan tracks dozens of Chinese warplanes, navy vessels near its coast

Taiwan tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast Friday on the second day of a large exercise China's People's Liberation Army held in response to the island's new leadership. The defence ministry said it tracked 49 warplanes and 19 navy vessels, as well as Chinese coast guard vessels, and that 35 of the planes flew across the median of the Taiwan Strait, the de facto boundary between the sides, over a 24-hour period from Thursday to Friday. Facing external challenges and threats, we will continue to maintain the values of freedom and democracy, Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te told sailors and top security officials Thursday as he visited a marine base in Taoyuan, just south of the capital, Taipei. In his inauguration speech Monday, Lai had called on Beijing to stop its military intimidation and said Taiwan was "a sovereign independent nation in which sovereignty lies in the hands of the people. China's military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan

Taiwan scrambles jets, puts missile on alert over China's military drills

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new president took office this week. China's military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. Beijing claims the island is part of China's national territory and the People's Liberation Army sends navy ships and warplanes into the Taiwan Strait and other areas around the island almost daily to wear down Taiwan's defences and seek to intimidate its people, who firmly back their de facto independence. China's irrational provocation has jeopardised regional peace and stability," the island's Defence Ministry said. It said Taiwan will seek no conflicts but will not shy away from one. This pretext for conducting military exercises not only does not contribute to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, but also shows its hegemonic nature at heart,"

Chinese military practiced Taiwan invasion manoeuvres in 2023: US general

Hours before his remarks, Taiwan's military mobilised its forces on Thursday after China started two days of punishment drills

Taiwan detects Chinese military incursion with aircraft and vessels

This development marks a concerning escalation in the tensions between Taiwan and China, which has long claimed sovereignty over the island, as per Taiwan News

Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China's drills

The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south and east of Taiwan

China holds most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan

The drills were intended to serve as a strong punishment for the separatist acts of 'Taiwan independence' forces and a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external forces