China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace Taiwan on Sunday and into Monday morning, a signal that Beijing wants to maintain pressure on Taiwan even as some tensions between China and the U.
Chiang tells staff to ‘just do it’ on first day as mayor
He said he would through this week continue the 7:30am daily meetings established by former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). After the meeting, Chiang encouraged Taipei City Hall staff to work together, ...
Taiwan Vows to ‘Deter Threats’ After China Launches Dozens of Fighter Jets
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on Monday reported 71 Chinese aircraft near Taiwan, prompting a response from President Tsai Ing-Wen.
U.S. Says It Is Concerned by China’s ‘Provocative Military Activity’ Near Taiwan
The United States is concerned by China's military activity near Taiwan, which it called "provocative" and "destabilizing," the White House said on Monday. "We will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability in line with our long-standing commitments and consistent with our one China policy,
Classical trash: how Taiwan’s musical bin lorries transformed ‘garbage island’
Army of yellow garbage trucks blasting out classical jingles brings out a Pavlovian response to take out bins
China sends 71 warplanes toward Taiwan after US passes defense bill
China flew 71 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense zone, including 47 planes that crossed the defacto maritime border between the mainland and the island.
China Sends Wave of Warplanes Near Taiwan in Response to U.S. ‘Provocations’
China’s People’s Liberation Army dispatched a swarm of jet fighters and other military aircraft on sorties near Taiwan in a move that Beijing said was a response to provocation by Washington and ...
China sends 71 warplanes to Taiwan’s air defense zone
Beijing dispatched the aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone in what it called a response to "provocations" and "collusion" between the US and Taiwan.
China Conducts Strike Drills With 71 Warplanes Around Taiwan, 43 Planes Cross Taiwan Strait: Taipei
China said it conducted “strike drills” in the sea and the airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to what it said was provocation from Taipei and the United States.
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island's government said on Monday,
Dozens of Chinese warplanes cross Taiwan median line
Beijing says drills also involving navy ships are a ‘firm response’ after US defence spending bill prioritised support for Taiwan
Taiwan Says 43 Chinese Air Force Planes Crossed Taiwan Strait Median Line
Forty-three Chinese air force planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line in the past 24 hours, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday, as Beijing continues its military activities close to the Chinese-claimed island.
The KMT’s Chiang Wan-an is sworn in as Taipei mayor
Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) took office as Taipei mayor yesterday, pledging to deal with the long-drawn out Taipei Dome problem, traffic congestion in Neihu District (內湖 ...
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
Taiwan has complained of repeated Chinese military activity nearby over the past three years as Beijing seeks to pressure Taipei to accept Chinese sovereignty.
China conduct strike drills around Taiwan in response to US ‘provocation’
The Chinese army conducted ‘strike drills’ in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday, it said. The military released a statement to say it had acted in response to unspecified "provocation" from ...
China blasts US defence bill while Taiwan welcomes
China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the “China threat" while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule.