Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election approachesDemocratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for four years of regular Chinese military patrols ...
23 Dec, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
No 'median line' in Taiwan Strait: China asserts after sending 103 warplanes around Taiwan"Let me say that Taiwan is part of China's territory. There is no so-called "median line" in the Taiwan Strait," Mao asserted when a report...
18 Sep, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Taiwan says China bolstering air power along coastline facing islandChina is strengthening its air power along the Taiwan coast by deploying new fighters and drones at expanded air bases, according to Taiwan...
12 Sep, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Chinese military conducts drills near Taiwan as 'stern warning' following Taiwan official's US visitChina launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a "stern warning" after voicing anger over a stopover in the United States by t...
19 Aug, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Taiwan retaliates, tracks 32 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval ships around countryBetween 6 a.m. on Thursday (May 11) and 6 a.m. on Friday (May 12), the Ministry of National Defence (MND) monitored 32 Chinese military air...
12 May, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
US, Chinese jets in close encounter over South China SeaThe Chinese pilot flew in front of and within 20 feet of the nose of the US aircraft, "forcing the RC-135 to take evasive maneuvers to avoi...
30 Dec, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend war drills: TaiwanThe People's Liberation Army said it had conducted a "strike drill" on Sunday in response to unspecified "provocations" and "collusion" bet...
27 Dec, 2022, 12.11 AM IST
China meeting a step in effort to develop lines of communication: Pentagon chiefAustin and Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore for nea...
13 Jun, 2022, 09.37 PM IST
Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zoneTaiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated such missions by Chinese aircraft, which have become a common occ...
06 May, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
China pledges peaceful growth of Taiwan ties, but opposes foreign interferenceChina, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military activity near the island over the past two years, respon...
05 Mar, 2022, 07.34 AM IST
Biden says United States would come to Taiwan's defenseSpeaking to reporters earlier on Thursday, China's United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun said they are pursuing "peaceful reunification" with...
22 Oct, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Odds of war with China in next year 'very low', says Taiwan despite heightened tensionEarlier this month China mounted four consecutive days of mass air force incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ, which covers a broader area than Ta...
20 Oct, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Taiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over 'China spy' contactsThe investigation is the most high-level case of suspected spying across the sensitive Taiwan strait in recent years and comes as Beijing h...
28 Jul, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
As Joe Biden's emissaries go to Taiwan, China terms exercises 'combat drills'Twenty-five Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (A...
14 Apr, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
Chinese fighters buzz Taiwan's air zone as it appoints new defence ministerBeijing, which claims Taiwan as Chinese territory, says it is responding to what it calls "collusion" between Taipei and Washington, Taiwan...
19 Feb, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Taiwan wishes China happy new year, but says won't yield to pressureChina, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity around the island in recent months, respond...
10 Feb, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during a senior US official visit"ROCAF scrambled fighters, and deployed air defence missile system to monitor the activities." The ROCAF, Taiwan's air force, has scrambled...
18 Sep, 2020, 11.42 PM IST