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Japan voices deep concern to China over military links with Russia

Kyodo News
Updated as of Apr 11 06:46 AM

The two countries at the meeting reaffirmed their intent to work toward implementing a 2008 bilateral accord on joint gas development in the area. Read more »

Provincial govs have contrasting views on new EDCA sites

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 06:14 PM

Provincial governors had opposite views on the choice of PH military bases in their provinces that will be accessible to the US military. Read more »

Taiwan to bolster military ties with US: Pres. Tsai

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 03:41 PM

Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the US to curb "authoritarian expansionism", President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday. Read more »

Barko ng PH Coast Guard tinutukan ng laser ng China Coast Guard sa Ayungin Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 08:27 PM

Tinutukan ng military-grade laser ng China Coast Guard ang barko ng Philippine Coast Guard sa Ayungin Shoal noong isang linggo. Read more »

Taiwan extends mandatory military service

Amber Wang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 07:19 PM

Taiwan announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China. Read more »

China's nuclear arsenal to more than triple by 2035: Pentagon

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 06:31 AM

China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said in a Tuesday report. Read more »

Xi Jinping wants Chinese military to become world-class fighting force

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 17 05:42 PM

Xi’s work report to the 20th party congress cites the need to ‘win regional wars’, though his speech at the Great Hall of the People makes no mention of it. A return of the phrase is a welcome sign that the PLA will focus on smaller-scale warfare, an observer says. Read more »

China warns other nations not to follow US ‘political performance’ on Taiwan

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 11 10:05 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned other nations not to follow the “political performance” of the United States on Taiwan. Read more »

Taiwan's turn to hold military drills

Ritchie Tongo, EPA-EFE
Posted at Aug 09 07:57 PM

Tensions increase in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit and China's recent live fire drill in six maritime areas around Taiwan. Read more »

Taiwan crisis: What we have learned so far

Poornima Weerasekara with Catherine Lai in Taipei, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 03:27 AM

China's current economic woes mean it is unlikely to risk a major disruption in the Taiwan Strait — one of the world's busiest waterways — for now. Read more »

China drills reveal plans for Taiwan blockade: experts

Ludovic Ehret, with Amber Wang in Taipei, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 02:50 PM

What China has done so far demonstrates its 'robust capabilities', a professor of international security in Australia has said. Read more »

China can lower tensions by ending military drills: US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 07:23 AM

Beijing has reacted furiously to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, which it claims as its territory. Read more »

Japan PM: Chinese missiles serious problem that impacts our nat'l security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 10:44 AM

Japan's prime minister on Friday condemned China's firing of ballistic missiles during military drills around Taiwan. Read more »

China sends drones over Taiwan island after Pelosi trip

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Aug 05 08:54 AM

The Chinese military’s decision to send drones over Quemoy island has left Taiwan facing a dilemma over how to respond. Read more »

China announces Taiwan Strait live-fire military drills

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 30 08:08 AM

The maneuvers will be limited in scope and will take place off the island of Pingtan in Fujian province, according to a statement issued Thursday. Read more »

Taiwan to hold air-raid drills simulating China attacks

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 13 07:13 AM

Taiwan will stage island-wide drills simulating missile and warplane attacks by the People’s Liberation Army, as tensions soar across the strait. Read more »

Taiwan musician mapping mainland China’s military sites

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 04 09:55 PM

Taiwanese university student Joseph Wen has just graduated with a degree in music but for the past two years his personal obsession has been mainland China’s military. Read more »

US, Taiwan to discuss weapons strategies vs. China

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jun 16 09:47 AM

Taiwan and the United States are expected to start their annual security talks this week. Read more »

Taiwan expands intel ops center to keep tabs on China military

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 09 04:51 AM

Taiwan’s defense ministry has expanded its joint intelligence operations centre in the face of growing military threats from Beijing. Read more »

Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan defense zone anew

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 05:31 PM

China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defense zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. Read more »