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Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait

December 17, 2025 admin

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian. File | Photo Credit: AP China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, its first transit of the sensitive waterway since formally entering service last month. Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, reports…

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China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time

September 12, 2025 admin

This handout photo taken by Japan’s Ministry of Defence on September 11, 2025 and received via Jiji Press on September 12, 2025 shows China’s third and newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailing in the East China Sea. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s newest aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the navy said on…

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Pentagon chief slams China’s ‘coercive behaviour’

December 10, 2024 admin

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan on December 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s “coercive behaviour” threatens regional stability, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday, after Taiwan said Beijing was carrying out…

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China holds large naval, air force exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands

October 14, 2024 admin

This handout from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command released on October 14, 2024, shows a map of locations of the “Joint Sword-2024B” military drills being conducted by China around Taiwan. | Photo Credit: AFP/ China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command China was holding large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its…

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Three crew on Chinese boat missing after collision off Taiwan island

August 17, 2024 admin

Three crew members from a Chinese fishing boat were missing on Saturday (August 17, 2024) after their ship collided with an unidentified vessel and sank off the coast of a Taiwanese island, Taiwan’s coast guard said. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and relations between the two have deteriorated in recent years….

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Taiwan detects 41 Chinese aircraft around island

June 22, 2024 admin

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te visits soldiers and air force personnel in Hualien, Taiwan May 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on June 22 it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a day after Beijing said “diehard” advocates of Taiwan’s independence could face the death…

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China war games end, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge

May 25, 2024 admin

Taiwanese armoured vehicles roll down a street in Kinmen on May 24, 2024. China warned on May 24 that Taiwan’s leadership was pushing the self-ruled island into “a perilous situation of war and danger” and that it would go “further” if provoked, as Beijing conducted military drills around the territory. | Photo Credit: AFP China…

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China sends bombers with live missiles on mock strikes in Taiwan drill

May 24, 2024 admin

Updated – May 24, 2024 12:04 pm IST Published – May 24, 2024 11:28 am IST – BEIJING In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, Chinese vessels are seen near Taiwan on Thursday, May 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Chinese military sent bombers carrying live missiles on Friday to…

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Taiwan reports Chinese military activity after Blinken leaves Beijing

April 27, 2024 admin

In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island on April 27 with 12 aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S….

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