Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about ...
Stars and Stripes1d
Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
The Economist1d
China is developing some startling new kit in its quest to seize Taiwan
China filed patents for the new barges in 2020, notes Mike Dahm, a former naval intelligence officer. They resemble the ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek 's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the Indo-Pacific region. As of March 14, the locations of 12 ...
Nikkei Asia3d
China holds drills near Taiwan after Lai's 'foreign hostile force' remark
TAIPEI/TOKYO -- China launched military drills near Taiwan on Monday, the self-ruled island's Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday, days after its president in Taipei referred to Beijing ...
USNI News3d
Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, ...
China conducts air and sea drills near Taiwan in response to US and Taiwanese statements
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says an unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and ...
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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Subscribe to the Daily News Brief. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s ...