Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday reported a surge in Chinese military activity the previous day, but officials said they did not detect any live-fire exercises in a drill zone off the island's ...
Taiwan Details Surge in Chinese Military Activity
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that over the past 24 hours it had detected 45 Chinese military aircraft and 14 navy ships operating around the island, including seven ships in a Chinese-declared drill zone off Taiwan's southwest coast.
Trump declines to answer question about China and Taiwan
President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to comment in response to a question about whether the United States would ever allow China to take control of Taiwan by force. "I never comment on that," Trump said at the White House.
Coast Guard Boards China-Owned Ship Over Undersea Cable Sabotage
Shortly after, the coast guard was alerted by Chunghwa Telecom, which operates Taiwan's submarine cable network in the strait. The company reported that the cable linking Taiwan's main island to the ...
Taiwan deploys forces, accuses China of causing “high degree of danger” with military drills off its coast
Taiwan says China violated norms and caused a "high degree of danger" by announcing "live-fire exercises without prior warning" just off its coast.
Taiwan dispatches navy, air force after China launches live-fire drills with no warning
Taiwan's defense ministry says China launched live-fire drills barely 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday with no prior warning.
Chinese military crosses Taiwan Strait median line without warning for ‘shooting training’
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese military joint air-sea drill, including live fire and warplanes, crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait without warning.
China holds ‘shooting’ drills off Taiwan’s coast, vows ‘reunification’ push
China's military held "shooting training" on Wednesday off Taiwan's southwest coast in a move Taipei described as provocative and dangerous, while a senior Chinese leader vowed unswerving efforts to ...
Taipei dispatches forces to monitor China’s ‘live-fire’ drills off Taiwan’s coast
Taiwan sent its naval and air forces on Wednesday to monitor Chinese "live-fire" military exercises taking place 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off the island’s southern coast. In a statement, ...
Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday after China announced “live-fire” drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei’s defence ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous.
Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday after China announced "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defence ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China deployed 32 ...
Taiwan says China set up ‘live-fire training’ zone off its coast without warning
China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday.
NATO’s ‘shadow fleet’ dilemma has come to Asia — Taiwan says it caught a Chinese-crewed vessel slicing an undersea cable
Taiwan's coast guard said it's investigating whether the incident was sabotage, but said "it cannot be ruled out that it was a gray zone intrusion." ...
China says Taiwan ‘manipulating’ undersea cable cutting incident before facts clear
China's government said on Wednesday that Taiwan was "manipulating" possible Chinese involvement in the latest severing of an undersea communications cable, saying the island was casting aspersions ...
China says Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US
China said on Wednesday that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island's semiconductor industry to the United States as a "souvenir".
China firmly opposes Japan allowing individuals from Taiwan region to ‘list Taiwan instead of China’ as their place of origin
Photo: State Council Taiwan Affairs Office. China voiced firm opposition on Wednesday to Japan's recent move allowing individuals from the Taiwan region to "list Taiwan instead of
Taiwan coast guard suspects Chinese ship crew severed communication cable
The Taiwanese coast guard has detained a Chinese cargo ship and its crew as it investigates the destruction of an undersea communication cable.