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Taipei accuses Beijing of imitating North Korea after firing missiles across part of island and disrupting flights and shipping ... ( read original story ...)

China sent 22 fighter jets across the "median line" running down the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, Taipei's defence ministry said in its latest briefing on large-scale military drills conducted by ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan criticized China for firing missiles into the sea around the island after Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. ( read original story ...)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s ministry of defence and representative to the US say nation ready to defend itself. Nato's Stoltenberg: Pelosi visit 'no reason for China to overreact' 14:28 The Nato secretary ... ( read original story ...)

China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price ... ( read original story ...)

Pelosi defied intense warnings from Beijing not to stop in Taiwan. In turn, China launched the drills in some of the world's busiest shipping lanes. ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese officials criticized the “irrational” exercises, which Beijing announced in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruling island. ( read original story ...)

Chinese military command announced the successful execution of exercises in the Taiwan Strait, including "precision missile strikes," following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. ( read original story ...)

Beijing says large-scale drills around island have started; Taiwan defence ministry says its website was hit by cyber-attacks ... ( read original story ...)

China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Defense Ministry confirmed the first long-range ballistic missiles were fired into the waters off the island. ( read original story ...)

Footage from there shows a large number of helicopters and loud bangs sounding in the region. This comes at a time when US-China tensions have been growing. China sees self-ruled Taiwan - which lies 1 ... ( read original story ...)

The firing of Chinese Dongfeng series missiles in the backdrop of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit was picked up by Taiwan, according to its defence ministry. ( read original story ...)

China has launched several ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan's north-east and south-west coasts, Taiwan says; The launches are part of live fire military drill ... ( read original story ...)

China is staging live-fire military drills in six zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory ... ( read original story ...)