Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA aircrafts (J-16*2) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 11, 2022
In a meeting among its foreign ministers, US, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion
.@SecBlinken, speaking alongside Australian PM Morrison & Quad counterparts, says he does not believe confrontation with China in Indo-Pacific is inevitable but notes "China has been acting more repressively at home and more aggressively in the region & indeed potentially beyond"
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:11 PLA aircraft (Y-8 EW, Y-8 RECCE, Y-8 ASW and J-16*8) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 10, 2022
Lithuania's top diplomat called on the world to stand up to China and Russia's alleged human rights violations during a visit to Australia, while acknowledging there would be a 'cost' to taking such actions.
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:5 PLA aircraft (Y-8 EW, Y-8 ELINT, Y-8 ASW and J-16*2) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 9, 2022
2 year agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense: images of PLA aircraft (Y-8 EW, Y-8 ELINT, Y-8 ASW and J-16*2) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on February 9, 2022
2 year agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense: ROCArmedForces have got you covered. Troopers with 33rd Chemical Group, ROCArmy conducted sterilization missions in Taipei and Touyuan to keep train stations, airports, quarantine hotels, and schools free from COVID19 Omicron, so our people can focus on their daily lives
China announces that it will take all possible measures to protect its security in response to a US missile deal to Taiwan
China firmly rejects the US deal to develop Taiwan's missile system
.@StateDept approves potential sale to Taiwan of equipment/support services "designed to sustain, maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System". Proposed deal would be 5 years/$100 million
2 year agoNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg calls Russia–China statement an "attempt to denynations the right to make their own choices." "We must respect sovereign decisions, not return to an age of spheres of influence where the big powers can tell others what they can or cannot do
2 year agoAfter meeting Polish President Duda, NATO chief Stoltenberg criticizes China's backing of Russia's demand for the alliance to limit membership as an "attempt to deny sovereign nations the right to make their own choices." Stoltenberg calls on Moscow to accept his offer of talks
US Navy P8 Poseidon AE6806 active near #Taiwan
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA Y-8 ASW entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 6, 2022
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA aircraft (Y-8 RECCE and Y-8 ASW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 5, 2022
Russia opposes Taiwanese independence in any form
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:One PLA Y-8 ASW entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on February 4, 2022
Sec Blinken signed a new defense cooperation agreement between the US & Slovakia at the State Department tonight, in a move that is likely to anger Moscow. The Slovak FM noted that "Security of Europe is at stake as we speak," noting NATO is ready for genuine dialogue with Russia
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:5 PLA aircrafts (J-16*3, J-16D*1, and KJ-500 AEW&C*1) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 31, 2022
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:4 PLA aircraft (Y-8 ASW*2 and J-11*2) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 30, 2022
2 year agoAustralia seeks to join the EU's WTO action against China over the PRC's trade strikes on Lithuania
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:One PLA Y-8 ELINT entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 28, 2022
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed "empathy" for Ukraine's situation due to the military threat the island faces from China, saying force was not the solution to resolving disputes
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:9 PLA aircraft (J-16*6, Y-8 ASW*2 and Y-8 EW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 27, 2022
"We stand united with Lithuania and defend the ability of countries to make its their own sovereign foreign policy decisions," said a @StateDept spokesperson
2 year ago.@StateDept
said the US is “deeply concerned by PRC’s de facto ban on Lithuanian imports and third-country imports with Lithuanian inputs.”#China's ban is aimed at pressuring #Lithuania after it became the 1st European country since 2003 to allow #Taiwan to open an office.
Chinese officials are signaling a possible policy shift on Taiwan which may be unveiled at the 20th Party Congress
2 year agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense:Troopers with 33 Chemical ROCArmy deployed in Taipei Main Station, Taoyuan Int'l Airport, and quarantine hotels for sterilization missions. ROCArmedForces stand with our people to StopTheSpread of COVID19 Omicron and ensure their safety
.@SecRaimondo in virtual news conference on semiconductors says US is "incredibly vulnerable," because the country purchases the majority of high end semiconductors from Taiwan. Those chips are used in sophisticated military equipment and the "defense industrial base"
