China launches biggest military encirclement of Taiwan in 8 months with live-fire drills, rockets and warships in massive ‘Justice Mission 2025’ exercise.
Philippines challenges Chinese vessel off northern province amid Taiwan tensions
The Philippines Coast Guard said it deployed an aircraft on Tuesday to challenge a Chinese research ship that serves as a base for submersible vessels after it was spotted about 19 nautical miles off …
New Pentagon maps show the reach of China’s expanding missile force
China’s missile arsenal can strike targets around Taiwan, across the Indo-Pacific, and even in the continental US. The maps paint a clear picture.
China fires a warning to the U.S. and simulates Taiwan blockade, though Trump says he’s ‘not worried’
The second day of the large-scale war games, called “Justice Mission 2025,” saw the Chinese military encircle Taiwan on Tuesday.
China fires missiles on second day of military drills Taiwan calls “highly provocative and reckless”
As Taiwan blasts China’s “highly provocative and reckless” blockade rehearsal, Trump touts his relationship with Xi Jinping and says an invasion is unlikely.
China fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade
The drills began 11 days after the U.S. announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan and are Beijing’s largest exercises to date by area and the closest yet to the island.
See how a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be Japan’s problem
A Chinese takeover of Taiwan would make the threat to Japanese territory more acute, said Yuki Tatsumi, senior director at the U.S.-based Institute for Indo-Pacific Security. “Japan will no longer have a buffer, if you will,” she said, adding that it would face direct pressure from the Chinese navy.
China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions
The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces.
China Mobilizes Forces on Land, Air and Sea for Live-Fire Drill Near Taiwan
The exercises ended months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait, and came after the Trump administration announced plans for arms sales to the island.
China surrounds Taiwan with warships, fighter jets in largest military drills on record
China launches largest military drills ever around Taiwan as war tensions spike following record $11.1 billion U.S. arms sale to the island nation.