Taiwan China conflict

TAIPEI: Taiwan will kick off a two-day missile live-firing test on Monday ahead of its largest annual military exercises as the island ramps up preparations against an increasingly assertive China.The 23 million Taiwanese people live under…

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN: Strapped with gas masks, soldiers crouched on a playground Tuesday with rifles aimed at their target during Taiwan's first-ever reservist training for womenas the island bolsters its defences against China.Beijing -- which…

Wu Tseng-dong prides himself on making something good out of something terrible. The blacksmith runs a workshop on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island, where he forges household knives made from old Chinese bombs. “Typically, the steel from these…

A Chinese warship sails during a military drill near Fuzhou, Fujian Province, near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands that are close to the Chinese coast, China (Image: Reuters)China threatens Taiwan's independence with Operation Joint…

<!-- -->Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said her enthusiastic welcome overseas was a powerful messageTaoyuan, Taiwan: Taiwan will not be stopped from engaging with the world and will not give in to pressure, President Tsai Ing-wen said…

<!-- -->Taiwan sent aircraft, and naval ships to monitor Chinese aircraft and vessels (Representational)Taipei: Taiwan on Tuesday tracked 10 Chinese military aircraft and 2 naval ships around the country, according to the Ministry of…

TAIPEI: Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems in response to nearby operations of 34 Chinese military aircraftand nine warships that are part Beijing's strategy to unsettle and intimidate the…

TAIPEI: China's warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defence zonenearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy.Self-ruled Taiwan lives under constant…

<!-- -->China views the democratically-ruled island Taiwan as its own territory.Taipei: China is looking at the experience of the war in Ukraine to develop "hybrid warfare" strategies against Taiwan including using drones and…

<!-- -->President Joe Biden said the US will defend Taiwan if China attacks it.Taipei, Taiwan: As China embarks on its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei, AFP looks…