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Taiwan detects 5 Chinese aircraft and naval vessels near its territory
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported Chinese military activity around its territory, with five sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Saturday, a significant decrease fro
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Taiwan denounces Chinese defence minister's remarks, reasserts sovereignty
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan officials also accused Beijing of engaging in "lawfare," manipulating international legal and historical narratives to portray Taiwan as an internal issue. Such tactics, they warned, are designed to legitimise aggression, alter the regional status quo, and destabilise peace and securi
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Taiwan detects 13 Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels near its territory
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported further Chinese military activity around its territory, with 13 sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Friday.
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Taiwan detects 7 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels near its territory
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The ministry said three of the seven sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). "We have monitored the situation and responded," the MND stated in a post on X.
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Taiwan detects 27 PLA aircraft sorties, 26 cross median line into ADIZ, We
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Saturday reported a significant surge in Chinese military activity, with 27 sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) detected operating around the island from 0800 hours (local time) today.
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Taiwan on alert after surge in Chinese military activity around island
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait emerged again as Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported tracking significant military activity by China in the past 24 hours.
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"Aggression inevitably fails," says Taiwan President Lai
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at a gathering of military personnel, including several high-ranking officers, at the Ministry of National Defence, Lai said, "We all know that the current security environment is more severe than ever before. In recent years, the Chinese communists have persistently conducted high-
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President Lai calls for strong defence, warns of Beijing's rising threats
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan President William Lai urged strengthening defence and national unity, warning that China's military activities threaten Taiwan and the democratic world. He highlighted reforms, increased defence spending, and public solidarity as key to safeguarding sovereignty and democracy, praising
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Taipei welcomes Aus-UK Joint Statement rejecting any attempt to alter "sta
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Taipei Times, the statement followed the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) held in Sydney on Friday, hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles, with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Heal
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China may block Taiwan's undersea cable repairs in conflict: Report
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's internet connectivity could be severely hit if China decides to block or delay undersea cable repair missions in the event of a Taiwan Strait conflict, Taipei News reported, citing a detailed assessment by US-based intelligence firm Recorded Future.
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China's military escalation around Taiwan signals dangerous global ambitio
Updated : 8 months ago IST
France's newly released 2025 National Strategic Review has raised alarm over China's military posture in East Asia, emphasizing growing instability in the Taiwan Strait due to Beijing's intensified pressure on Taipei, Focus Taiwan reported.
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Japan warns China over rising instability in South China sea, calls for en
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Takeshi Iwaya, has sharply criticised China's provocative military drills around Taiwan, calling them "incompatible" with peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Taipei Times reported. His remarks, delivered during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Ministe
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