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Beijing's aggression continues as Taiwan tracks 12 Chinese ships around na
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
China, since September 2020 has intensified the use of grey zone tactics by incrementally increasing the number of military aircraft and naval ships operating around Taiwan.
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Four Chinese vessels enter Taiwan's territorial waters off Kinmen
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Coast Guard said at 3:30 pm on Monday, Chinese coast guard vessels numbered 14608, 14604, 14512, and 14603 navigated into Kinmen's territorial waters. After the Coast Guard dispatched three patrol boats the Chinese vessels withdrew at 4:37 pm.
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Over 40,000 kg of Chinese dried chili with excessive pesticide residue sei
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Chinese dried chili shipments were all found to contain chlormequat -- a pesticide that can be used as a plant growth regulator -- at concentrations ranging from 0.13 to 5.27 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the non-detectable limit, TFDA Deputy Director-General Lin Chin-fu said.
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US State Secy Blinken reaffirms peace, stability across Taiwan Strait duri
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
During his visit, Blinken also expressed concern over Chinese military actions at Second Thomas Shoal and reaffirmed the US commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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China accuses US of "stoking military confrontation" with missile deployme
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
During a regular news briefing last week, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian accused the US of seeking a "unilateral military advantage," and underscored Beijing's strong opposition to the deployment.
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Philippines warns China of undermining regional peace in South China Sea,
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Following the strong opposition from China over the recently held trilateral summit between Japan, US and the Philippines, Manila warned China for the excessive maritime claims and aggressive behaviour, including its militarization of reclaimed features, that are undermining regional peac
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Biden hosts Philippines counterpart, Japan PM for first ever trilateral me
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Thursday hosted the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the first-ever trilateral summit between the three countries and said that the US commitments to the defence of Japan and the Philippines remain "ironclad,
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Taiwan detects 30 Chinese military aircraft, 9 navy vessels around nation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"30 PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 20 of the aircraft entered Taiwan's northern, middle line, and SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate force to respond," Taiwan Ministry of Nati
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Taiwan detects 20 Chinese military aircraft, 8 navy vessels around nation
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
In a post on X, the ministry said, "20 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 14 of the aircraft entered Taiwan's northern, SW, and SE ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respon
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"Arunachal Pradesh is part of India because it's part of India...": Jaisha
Updated : 2 years ago IST
While referring to Beijing's claims as "ludicrous", the EAM said that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of India because it is a part of the country, and not only because a foreign country says so.
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Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft, six navy vessels around natio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) in Taiwan seems to have witnessed an increase in Chinese military presence around the nation. Within 24 hours, the MND detected 13 Chinese military aircraft and six navy vessels operating in the region.
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Taiwan detects 36 Chinese military aircraft, six navy vessels around natio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a post on X, the Taiwan Ministry of Defence said, "36 PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 13 of the aircraft entered Taiwan's northern and SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate for
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