1 year ago1535: someone was arrested for having flags of Taiwan IN CWB. HKNSL
USS Nimitz & USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual carrier ops in the Philippine Sea -began in international waters on June 28 (today) per @USNavy ; says ops maintain enduring commitments to mutual defense agreements with allies in @INDOPACOM
1 year agoChina: Two PL-H-6K bombers approached the island of Taiwan from the east after crossing the Strait of Miyako on Sunday. PLA planes made at least 8 sorties to southwest Taiwan airspace in June
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 39 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
1 year agoTaiwan: A PLA plane from China approached southwest Taiwan airspace on Friday at 1:30 p.m. local time for the eighth time this month, after an EP-3E ARIES II from the US Navy appeared in the same area
1 year agoTaiwan Foreign Minister Minister Wu talked tough on preventing a COVID19 2nd wave while addressing the Taiwan-US-Japan-Australia GCTF workshop. Many thanks to AIT Director Christensen, JTEA Rep. Izumi, Dep. Rep. Moore, & 70+ academics & officials from 16 countries for the successful virtual event
1 year agoUSAF B-52Hs DEWAY21 & 22 departed Eielson AFB, Alaska to a point in the Philippine Sea, possibly to conduct operations with a Carrier Strike Group nearby. Following the task, both bombers will fly directly home to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana the North Pacific
Taiwan jets on Wednesday again had to warn off Chinese air force aircraft that approached the island, Taiwan's military said, the fourth such encounter in nine days
1 year agoUSAF B-52Hs LIMIT96 & 97 are currently returning to Eielson AFB, Alaska following a Bomber Task Force mission through the Sea of Japan(East Sea), East China Sea and South China Sea
Taiwan jets 'drive away' intruding Chinese fighter plane, third intrusion in days.
Taiwan to conduct annual war games in July and September
Chinese fighter jets briefly entered Taiwan's airspace on Tuesday, forcing the island to scramble its own, Taipei said shortly after announcing plans for its largest annual live-fire military drill
Czech Senate President Vystrčil will visit Taiwan despite the opposition from China and also from domestic voices, chiefly the Czech President Zeman. The visit will take place in late August
Taiwan defence ministry says several Chinese fighter planes briefly entered Taiwan air space, were warned to leave
U.S. military aircraft flew over Taiwan this morning: MND
Taiwan's defense minister says situation in Taiwan Strait increasingly grim due to PRC military threats
Taiwan says its people will neither choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, after Li Zuochengl said China reserved the right to use force to prevent the the island becoming independent
1 year agoChina escalates its rhetoric against Taiwan: Li Zuocheng, chief of the Joint Staff Department and member of the Central Military Commission, says China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent
1 year agoWith this joint statement condemning China's decision to impose a new national security law on HK, Taiwan's parliament sends a strong message to the world: that Taiwan stands in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong, and that we fully support their fight for their freedoms
1 year agoThese activists in Taiwan are protesting Beijing's national security law for Hong Kong and urging Taipei to help Hongkongers seeking refuge
1 year agoU.S. Navy dispatches two warships to East China Sea: Japan-based USS New Orleans and guided-missile destroyer Rafael Peralta from TR strike group
Mainland Affairs Council reiterated that president @iingwen and premier @eballgogogo have reached a consensus that the three major goals for assisting HongKong people arriving in Taiwan are residence, settle down and look after them
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council proposed four principles related to the "Humanitarian Assistance Mechanism for HongKong people arriving in Taiwan" - 1. The government will be directing the operation of the entire mechanism. 2. The Mainland Affairs Council will facilitate and coordinate all the cross-department works. 3. The government will propose special budget to help fund the mechanism. 4. The entire operation will be carried out by an institute established by the government.
As Taiwan hasn't reported 44 days without local COVID19 case, Premier @eballgogogo announced that the government will further loosen restrictions on public gathering in Taiwan, lifting the rules on the number of people that venues and events can have
1 year agoUSAF Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker Spotted heading to the South China Sea Departed from Kadena Air Base, Japan PEARL04 58-0095
1 year agoChina's government working report 2020 deletes "peace" from its narrative on the "promotion of unification".
China Premier Li Keqiang encourages the people of Taiwan to join the mainland in opposing Taiwanese independence and to promote "reunification."
China's foreign ministry, on possible U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, says U.S. should stop any arms sales to prevent damage to china-u.s. relations and uphold regional peace and stability
The @StateDept has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of eighteen (MK-48 Mod6 Advanced Technology Heavy Weight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $180 million)
China: Pompeo congratulations of Taiwan president on her inauguration "very dangerous step"
