Tag: Taiwan Strait

Australian warship transits Taiwan Strait, tracked by China’s Navy

February 22, 2026 admin

File image of the Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Toowoomba. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said on Sunday (February 22, 2026) in the latest ‌transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally, which Chinese ⁠state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation’s…

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China criticises Australia, Canada warships in Taiwan Strait

September 6, 2025 admin

China said on Saturday (September 6, 2025) that its military monitored the passage of Australian and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait, criticising their presence in the sensitive waterway as “causing trouble”. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the self-ruled island from the…

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Taiwan detects 24 Chinese aircraft as Canadian ship transits waters

February 16, 2025 admin

Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island on Sunday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. It was the first Canadian naval vessel to transit the waterway this year, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said, and came days after two U.S. ships made the passage. The United States and its…

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New Taiwan President takes office facing angry China

May 20, 2024 admin

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (C) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (R) wave alongside outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen (L) during the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new President on May 20, facing an angry and deeply suspicious China…

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China’s advanced 3rd aircraft carrier begins sea trials amid South China Sea tensions

May 1, 2024 admin

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials on May 1 as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the U.S. in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. The ship left Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on May 1 morning for the sea trials,…

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Taiwan indicts two communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

October 4, 2023 admin

Chairman of Taiwan People’s Communist Party Lin Te-wang (centre) seen during a protest. File | Photo Credit: AP Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island’s tiny Taiwan People’s Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year’s elections for President and members of the legislative assembly….

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