Taiwan Strait

Last Updated: July 30, 2023, 10:13 ISTTaiwan's military holds drills of the annual Han Kuang military exercises that simulate an anti-landing operations near the coast in New Taipei City, Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP File Photo)China…

TAIPEI: China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Saturday, marking a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending…

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…

TAIPEI: Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44.4 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said, in a further…

European countries should strengthen relations with Taiwan if they want continued Taiwanese investment in semiconductor production, foreign minister Joseph Wu said during a visit to Europe last week.Overseas investments by Taiwan…

In the strongest show of force seen on the trip so far, Canadian, Japanese, Australian and American ships have all sailed together toward new missions in the East China Sea. The MV Asterix, a Canadian navy refuelling ship, led the…

The United States Navy has released a new video showing an up-close angle of an “unsafe” manoeuvre performed by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait this weekend. The incident, first captured by Global News on June 3 aboard the HMCS…

Chinese warship Luyang III sails near the US destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of a US destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait, in this screen grab from a handout video. (Image: Reuters)A Chinese warship cut in front of USS…

China’s close manoeuvring near a U.S. ship in the Taiwan Strait was “clearly provocative,” says retired vice-admiral Mark Norman, former vice chief of the defence staff. Speaking to Mercedes Stephenson on The West Block, Norman — a…

A Chinese Warship came within 150 yards of hitting American Destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, during a rare joint Canada-U.S. mission sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the latest aggressive military move from Beijing in the South China Sea.…