3 weeks ago - China fired dozens of rockets towards Taiwan and deploy a large number of warships and aircraft near island in a show of force that drew concern from Western allies including the European Commission and Britain.

1 week ago - Reuters TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take control of the island in its most extensive war games to date.

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2 weeks ago - Although the two sides across the Taiwan Strait have yet to be reunified, the fact that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to one and the same China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China has never and will not be changed. This is the true status quo in the Taiwan Strait. To solicit US support to advance their separatist agenda, the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) authorities are turning Taiwan into a powder keg. Their massive and desperate arms purchase further reveals their true nature as provocateurs, saboteurs of peace and warmongers.

2 weeks ago - Underscoring the seriousness of this escalation, he said China’s drills around Taiwan are “not just exercises – they are rehearsals”. At the end of December, Beijing held massive war games that entirely encircled the island and included combat-readiness and port-blockade drills, as well as live fire and simulated land and sea strikes.

2 weeks ago - The People’s Republic of China (PRC) conducted large-scale military exercises that simulated a blockade of Taiwan from December 29-30.

2 weeks ago - Instead, Yang said the factors determining Beijing’s timeline to take over Taiwan boil down to China’s domestic economic situation, the People’s Liberation Army’s capabilities, Taiwan’s domestic political situation, as well as Washington’s policy toward Taiwan and China. But Washington’s actions create a new normal, he warned.

2 weeks ago - The maps that show how China’s military is squeezing Taiwan ... On Monday, Emily Thornberry, the chair of the UK’s foreign affairs committee, warned that China and Russia may be emboldened by the lack of condemnation for the US’s actions.

2 weeks ago - The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) then attempts to conduct a “quarantine” of major ports in Taiwan. The United States intervenes and its warships escort commercial vessels through the blockade zone without incident. For the purposes of this scenario, dozens of PRC and Taiwan armed forces members are assumed killed in incidents in the air and at sea.

November 19, 2025 - Taipei/Washington, Nov. 19 (CNA) China has enhanced its capacity to "blockade or launch an invasion of Taiwan with little advance warning," the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) said Tuesday (U.S.

3 weeks ago - BEIJING -- China's People's Liberation Army said Wednesday that it “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered maneuvers aimed at asserting its sovereignty over the island ...

3 weeks ago - TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take control of the island ...

3 weeks ago - As part of drills rehearsing a blockade, China's Eastern Theatre Command conducted 10 hours of live-fire exercises, launching rockets into waters to the north and south of the democratically governed island. Chinese naval and air force units also simulated strikes on maritime and aerial targets and carried out anti-submarine drills around the island, while state media released images touting Beijing's technological and military superiority and its ability to take Taiwan by force if necessary.

3 weeks ago - While Beijing sends warplanes and navy vessels toward the island on a near-daily basis, the scale of these exercises escalated tensions between both sides. China has vowed to seize the island, by force if necessary.

3 weeks ago - China's Maritime Safety Administration on Monday designated two further zones within which live-firing would take place, making the "Justice Mission 2025" drills the largest to date by total coverage and in areas closer to Taiwan than previous exercises. The war exercises began 11 days after the U.S.

December 8, 2025 - TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Friday (Dec 5) that China had deployed warships for "military operations" stretching hundreds of kilometres from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea, posing a "threat" to the region.Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part ...

December 6, 2025 - Taiwan’s updated crisis and war survival guide has ignited fierce political debate, hailed by officials as a lifeline amid Beijing’s mounting military pressure but blasted by critics as costly propaganda prompting fear rather than readiness.