CHINA DRILLS
Nearly 66 Chinese aircraft surround Taiwan in biggest sortie of year Taiwan detected 66 Chinese aircraft, a record high, with 56 crossing the Taiwan Strait median line. Su Tzu-yun linked it to political tensions and PLA exercises involving the Shandong carrier near Miyako island and Balingtang Channel. This follows T...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.26 AM ISTChina makes mock dill of destroying US F-35 and F-22 fighter jets. Is PLA preparing for war with US? Details here Airbus and Google Earth have captured images showing the People's Liberation Army destroying US F-35 and F-22 fighter jets in a remote desert area in northwest China. Really?
05 Jul, 2024, 01.04 AM ISTNorth Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles on Monday, following a vow of "offensive and overwhelming" responses to recent US-South Korea-Japan military drills. The missiles were launched from Jangyon, with the first traveling 600 km and the secon...
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Why has Taiwan issued a travel advisory to its residents visiting China? China has threatened to execute residents of Taiwan who support its independence. This is the yet another move by China aimed at intimidating Taiwan. Taiwan has issued a travel advisory to its residents visiting China.
29 Jun, 2024, 11.10 PM ISTUS aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for military drills, report says The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt, has arrived in South Korea's port city of Busan for joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. This follows an agreement between the three nations, made at a Camp David summit ...
22 Jun, 2024, 08.24 AM ISTUS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says US 'can be secure only if Asia is' US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized the importance of the Indo-Pacific region for US security at a security forum in Singapore.
01 Jun, 2024, 07.04 AM ISTChina's military says Taiwan drills met goals but it is ready for further action China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged two days of war games around the island following the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing calls a "separatist".
30 May, 2024, 01.52 PM ISTTaiwan detects 28 Chinese aircraft around island Taiwan's defence ministry reported detecting 28 Chinese aircraft around the island within a three-hour window on Wednesday. This follows recent military drills by China, showcasing its capability to control Taiwan, which it claims as its territory. ...
29 May, 2024, 06.27 PM ISTChina drills more about intimidation, propaganda than starting war, says Taiwan China's recent military drills around Taiwan were primarily aimed at propaganda and intimidation rather than initiating conflict, according to Taiwan's top security official, Tsai Ming-yen. These exercises were a reaction to Taiwan President Lai Chi...
29 May, 2024, 09.56 AM ISTChina unveils gun-totting robot dog that can conduct reconnaissance, identify targets and fire. Details here In a joint exercise with Cambodia, China unveiled its robot dog which performed many military tasks. These exercises are set to conclude on Thursday.
28 May, 2024, 10.38 PM ISTChina's large-scale military drills around Taiwan could become regular, warn US experts US experts analyzed China's Joint Sword-2024A military exercise around Taiwan, noting Beijing's intent to regularize large-scale drills with an increased role for the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blockades, according to Focus Taiwan. The Center for St...
26 May, 2024, 11.03 AM ISTChina warns of Taiwan 'war' as military drills encircle island On the second day of exercises, warships and fighter jets surrounded Taiwan in what Beijing described as a test of its capability to seize the island, following the inauguration of its new president. China's military initiated the two-day war games ...
24 May, 2024, 08.25 PM ISTChina stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drills China staged two-day military exercises involving mock missile strikes and bomber formations targeting Taiwan. These drills, launched after Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, took office, are seen as punishment for his pro-independence stance. Th...
24 May, 2024, 03.16 PM ISTTaiwan tracks dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast on 2nd day of drills The defence ministry said it tracked 49 warplanes and 19 navy vessels, as well as Chinese coast guard vessels, and that 35 of the planes flew across the median of the Taiwan Strait, the de facto boundary between the sides, over a 24-hour period from...
24 May, 2024, 09.10 AM ISTTaiwan’s president visits military base, vows to protect island amid China's military drills Taiwan's President said on Thursday he would "stand on the front line" with soldiers, as he scrambled jets and put the self-governed island democracy's missile, naval and land units on alert following Chinese military drills.President Lai Ching-te, ...
23 May, 2024, 09.54 PM ISTTaiwan's military, coast guard activate in response to China's drills Taiwan's aerial and naval forces responded to China's military drills as President Lai Ching-te swore in. Taipei's coast guard warned off Chinese vessels amid 'Joint Sword-2024A' war games.
23 May, 2024, 08.29 PM ISTXi's bugbear: The man behind China's latest shock-and-awe maneuver Taiwan's new leader, Lai Ching-te, has provoked China into military drills around the island in response to his inauguration and calls for Beijing to cease threats. China views Taiwan as a rebel province, while Lai asserts the country's separate sta...
23 May, 2024, 03.05 PM ISTChina launches military drills around Taiwan as 'punishment' China initiated two days of military drills around Taiwan in response to the inauguration of Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, who emphasized Taiwan's sovereignty. These exercises aim to encircle Taiwan and serve as a warning against pro-indepen...
23 May, 2024, 12.03 PM ISTChinese military practiced Taiwan invasion manoeuvres in 2023, says US general In the exercises, the People's Liberation Army simulated a maritime and air blockade of Taiwan, amphibious assaults and counter-intervention operations, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka, said in a spe...
23 May, 2024, 08.39 AM ISTChina starts 'punishment' drills around Taiwan days after new president takes office China's military has begun two days of "punishment" drills around Taiwan in response to "separatist acts" following the inauguration of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. Lai, labeled a "separatist" by China, has repeatedly sought dialogue with Beijing,...
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