Taiwan's Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) on Tuesday protested China's unilateral adjustment of flight routes close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected nine Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am (local time) on Monday and 6 am (local time) on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard Administration has confirmed that a project of making upgrades to a wharf in Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island in South China Sea has been completed, and added that the project would allow larger vessels to dock at it, according to Focus Taiwan, citing the Central News Agency.
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that Taiwan has always been committed to maintaining the status quo, in order to maintain peace and stability in the region and across the Taiwan Strait, but China has repeatedly used the Taiwan Strait issue to hold other countries hostage
Bracing for a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, over 100 Taiwanese attended a civil defence drill in Taipei on Saturday that simulated hostile wartime environments, Focus Taiwan reported.
Taiwan's ministry of national defence has detected 18 Chinese military aircraft and six naval ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 24) and 6 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 25), the Taiwan News reported.
More than half of surveyed US and Taiwan experts said they believed a cross-Taiwan Strait crisis was likely to occur in 2024, although there were mixed views on how exactly it would play out, a report released Monday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said.
VOA reported that in addition to the warning from Xi, the Taiwan Affairs Office, which oversees cross-strait relations in Beijing, also called on Taiwanese people to promote "peaceful unification," saying it's the common desire of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's presidential candidates clashed over future trade agreements with China on Tuesday, as the two leaders presented contrasting opinions regarding the same.