2 week agoChina's Coast Guard has released three images as part of its patrol activity around Taiwan during the PLA's joint exercise encircling the island. The images show CCG vessels participating in "law enforcement" patrols around Taiwan and the outlying islands of Wuqiu and Mazu
Chinese Foreign Ministry: We are determined to defend our national sovereignty and any attempt to obstruct the reunification of the country will not succeed.
2 week agoPoster released by Chinese state media ahead of Monday's snap-military drills around the Island of Taiwan, dubbed "Justice Mission 2025," showing satellite imagery of Taiwanese airbases and other military sites with the text: "How could you ever attempt independence"
2 week agoTaiwanese Ministry of Defense: We strongly condemn the PRC's irrational provocations and oppose the PLA's actions that undermine regional peace. Rapid Response Exercises are underway, with forces on high alert to defend the Republic of China and protect our people
2 week agoThe Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has tonight announced a snap-military exercise in the Taiwan Strait and around the Island of Taiwan, dubbed Exercise “Justice Mission 2025” which will begin later this evening and last until Tuesday, December 30. Elements of the People’s Liberation Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force will participate in the exercise, which appears to be yet another attempt to simulate a blockade of Taiwan from the north, south, and east, rehearsing the beginning stages of a future invasion of the island by China.
In the event of a possible escalation of the situation in the Taiwan Strait, Russia will support China in protecting national unity and territorial integrity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated.
Powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan: weather agency
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 82 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
Mass stabbing in Taipei. 2 dead 6 injured
3 week agoU.S. approves $12 BILLION in weapons sales to Taiwan as tensions with Beijing mount. State Department clears 8 major military packages including HIMARS and autonomous drones
Թայվանի պաշտպանության նախարարությունը հինգշաբթի օրը հայտարարել է, որ ԱՄՆ կառավարությունը շարունակում է Թայվանին 11.1 միլիարդ դոլարի զենքի վաճառքը, որը ԱՄՆ-ի պատմության մեջ ամենամեծ զենքի փաթեթն է կղզու համար, որը Չինաստանը համարում է իր սեփական տարածքը։
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 7 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan
1 month agoJapan is making progress in building a "missile archipelago" near Taiwan, bolstering its defenses against growing military pressure from China. The deployment includes missile batteries, radar systems, ammunition depots, and strategic resources in the Ryukyu Islands.
AFP, citing the White House: Japan and South Korea must contribute more to the defense of Taiwan.
China massing large number of naval vessels in East Asian waters, over 90 vessels as of Thursday morning, the largest show of force from China "to date." - Reuters
1 month agoChina’s defense ministry says Japan will have to pay a “painful price” if it steps out of line over Taiwan, responding to Japanese plans to deploy missiles on an island some 100 km (62 miles) from Taiwan’s coast
China’s Foreign Ministry says Taiwan’s “attempts to resist unification” will “never succeed,” responding to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s proposal to boost military spending by $40 billion over eight years
1 month agoNew satellite imagery shows China’s assault barges undergoing further testing along the country’s east coast. Imagery from @vantortech via @SkyfiApp
1 month agoChina's Xi: The return of Taiwan to China is a key part of the post-war international order
Chinese Foreign Ministry: China has lodged and will continue to lodge protests with Japan regarding its prime minister's erroneous remarks about Taiwan.
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao met Japan's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi on Friday to lodge solemn representations and a formal protest over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks regarding China
Tokyo says it has lodged a protest over a Chinese diplomat’s online threat of decapitation made after remarks on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 18 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan
2 month agoCBS: "Would you order U.S. forces to defend Taiwan?" POTUS: "You'll find out..." CBS: "Why not communicate that publicly?" POTUS: "I can't give away my secrets."
2 month agoChina said a group of H-6K bombers flew near Taiwan for "confrontation drills," a move announced just days before a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 4 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
“Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Monday said it was investigating internet personality Holger Chen (陳之漢) after he called for the decapitation of President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) during a recent livestream.”
3 month agoChinese Coast Guard fleet intercepted in restricted Taiwan waters
RFI-ի տվյալներով՝ երեքշաբթի օրը նախարար Փիթ Հեգսեթը և պաշտպանության նախարար Դոնգ Ջունը տեսակապով քննարկել են մի շարք հարցեր, այդ թվում՝ Թայվանը։ Նախարար Դոնգ Ջունը նախարար Հեգսեթին ասել է, որ անկախությանը նպաստելու կամ Թայվանը Չինաստանին զսպելու համար օգտագործելու ցանկացած ծրագիր կխափանվի։ Հեգսեթը հստակեցրել է, որ Միացյալ Նահանգները մտադիր չէ նման բաներ անել, միևնույն ժամանակ ընդգծելով, որ ԱՄՆ-ն զգալի շահեր ունի Հնդկա-խաղաղօվկիանոսյան տարածաշրջանում և վճռականորեն կպաշտպանի այդ շահերը։
Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest from China and a warning to Manila “not to play with fire.”