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China holds 'shooting' drills off Taiwan's coast, vows 'reunification' push
China's military held "shooting training" on Wednesday off Taiwan's southwest coast in a move Taipei described as provocative and dangerous, while a senior Chinese leader vowed unswerving efforts to bring the island under Beijing's control.
Taiwan says China set up ‘live-fire training’ zone off its coast without warning
China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday,
Taiwan condemns China over unannounced live-fire naval drills
Taiwan has objected to what it says were unannounced Chinese live-fire naval exercises in busy waters near its south-western coast, in a further sign of disruption caused by the People’s Liberation Army’s rapidly expanding operations.
Taipei dispatches forces to monitor China's 'live-fire' drills off Taiwan's coast
Taiwan sent its naval and air forces on Wednesday to monitor Chinese "live-fire" military exercises taking place 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off the island’s southern coast. In a statement,
China holds ‘shooting’ drills off Taiwan’s coast, as Beijing vows ‘reunification’ push
Taiwan and China have also traded barbs this week over the severing of an undersea communications cable off the Beijing-claimed island’s southwest coast.
Taiwan Flags China's 'Shooting' Drills off Southwest Coast
China's military has set up a drill zone for "shooting training" about 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Taiwan's southwest coast without prior notification, the island's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Taiwan dispatches forces in response to China 'live-fire' drills off island
Taiwan dispatched forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defence ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China's defence ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment from AFP.
Taiwan invasion fears as China fires shot without warning near coast
China has sparked fears from Taiwan after reportedly conducting live fire exercises without warning near the island. It is on high alert as Xi Jinping aims for a "reunification" of the territories, which "no one can stop",
China says Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US
China said on Wednesday that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island's semiconductor industry to the United States as a ...
China Takes Tougher Tone on Taiwan, Announces Military Drills
China’s no. 4 official unveiled stronger language toward Taiwan that signaled greater efforts ahead to intimidate the ...
Taiwan detains China-linked cargo ship after undersea cable disconnected
Taiwan's coast guard detained a China-linked cargo ship Tuesday after an undersea cable to the Penghu Islands in the Taiwan ...
China says Taiwan 'manipulating' undersea cable cutting incident before facts clear
China's government said on Wednesday that Taiwan was "manipulating" possible Chinese involvement in the latest severing of an ...
Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
Yonaguni is only 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, around which China has bolstered military activity. Worried about ...
North Koreans Forced Into Labor on China's Tuna Fishing Fleet: Report
U.N. Security Council sanctions ban the use of North Korean labor, over concerns remittances fuel Kim Jong Un's nuclear and ...
Taiwan slightly cuts 2025 GDP growth outlook amid Trump tariffs concern
Taiwan's trade-reliant economy is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2025 than previously forecast, with the threat of ...
Taiwan cheers as Japan nixes 60-year rule forbidding it as place of origin
Taiwanese people, including a former diplomat the Mainichi Shimbun spoke with, are celebrating Japan's announcement that ...