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Japan extends US military support amid China, N.Korea 'challenges'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 10:56 PM

Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on Friday over tensions with China and North Korea. Read more »

US defense official: Boosting Taiwan's defenses an 'urgent task'

Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 04:54 PM

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated in recent months as Beijing raises pressure on the island it claims as its own. Read more »

China's nuclear submarine spotted in Taiwan Strait

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 01 01:47 PM

A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine surfaced in the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a US defense analyst said, citing satellite imagery – a rare move that could be a message for Washington. Read more »

US warship again transits sensitive Taiwan Strait

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 04:53 PM

A US warship again sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, part of what the US military calls routine activity. Read more »

Chinese bombers in night drills amid Taiwan, S. China Sea tensions

South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 16 07:40 AM

The Chinese navy has stepped up assault training and combat readiness with a series of night bombing drills in waters off the island of Hainan. Read more »

What will US-Canada warships transit mean for Taiwan Strait?

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 19 12:29 PM

First ever joint transit by US and Canadian navies seen as a ‘breakthrough’ in Biden administration’s strategy for a united front against Beijing. Move comes amid intensifying PLA sorties into Taiwan’s air defense zone, sparking worries about both regional stability and Canada’s ties with China. Read more »

Taiwan won't be forced to bow to China, president says

Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 10:49 PM

Taiwan will keep bolstering its defenses to ensure nobody can force them to accept the path China has laid down, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday. Read more »

China could acquire ability to block Taiwan Strait in 2025: Taipei

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 06 05:18 PM

Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng called for the utmost efforts to beef up the island's defense. Read more »

China slams Britain for Taiwan Strait warship mission

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 08:03 AM

The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said it has organized air and naval forces to follow HMS Richmond and warn it. Read more »

China holds naval, air drills as US warship transits Taiwan Strait

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 19 08:05 AM

The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command slams repeated ‘provocative actions’, as USS Barry marks the ninth transit of Taiwan Strait by American warships this year. Read more »

US warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 04:44 AM

The passage comes amid a spike in military tensions in the past two years between Taiwan and China. Read more »

28 Chinese air force planes enter Taiwan's air defense ID zone

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jun 16 12:52 PM

According to a Taiwanese newspaper, when the Taiwan air force told the Chinese air force planes to leave the zone, they responded: "Here is the high seas." Read more »

Taiwan says will be ‘force for good’ after unprecedented G7 support

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 05:00 AM

The G7 leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in Xinjiang, and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Read more »

China hits US Navy ‘provocation’ after warship transits Taiwan Strait

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 20 01:38 PM

Analysts said US Navy transits through the waterway were becoming the norm, as were warnings from the PLA in response, and they were raising the risk of conflict given the tensions and lack of communications between the two sides.   Read more »

US warship again sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait

Reuters
Updated as of May 19 11:19 AM

TAIPEI - A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbor China, at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Read more »

China urges US to restrain frontline forces in nearby seas

Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 07:09 AM

BEIJING - The Chinese defense ministry urged the United States on Thursday to rein in its frontline forces which Beijing has said have become more active in the air and seas near China this year. Read more »

Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 04:56 AM

TAIPEI - Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island's defense ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait. Read more »

US warship transits Taiwan Strait after admiral's China invasion warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 03:05 PM

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.   Read more »

Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, HK in call with Beijing's top diplomat

Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:25 PM

The relationship between the world's two biggest economies hit its lowest point in decades during the presidency of Donald Trump, and Chinese officials have expressed cautious optimism that it would improve under the administration of Joe Biden. Read more »

China says U.S. 'creating tensions' after warship sails near Taiwan

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 09:37 AM

BEIJING - The United States is deliberately "creating tensions" and disrupting peace and stability, China's military said, after a U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, the first such mission under the new Biden administration. Read more »