China's secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it's unclear whether it's a formal military drill.
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Taiwan Says China Has Sent Naval Ships into Nearby Waters Ahead of Anticipated Drills
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Taiwan's Defense Ministry says a large Chinese military force has been detected nearby
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Taiwan says China expands military drills around the island
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy, Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels are moving in waters around the Taiwan Strait and the Western Pacific, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, as the island braces for potential mili…
Taiwan said its military was on high alert as Chinese warships sailed near the island on Monday, preparing for a strong response from China to President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in the United States.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense spokesperson said on Tuesday that the current naval deployment by China in the region extending from Japan's southern islands to the South China Sea is the largest since the military exercises surrounding Taiwan prior to the 1996 Taiwanese presidential election....
Taiwan's defense ministry said China has deployed its largest naval fleet, even bigger than the 2022 war games. It detected 47 Chinese military aircraft and 12 warships around the island in the last 24 hours.
China — which regards Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring it under its control — has held four large-scale military exercises in just over two years.
Analysts say Beijing is trying to make it difficult for Taiwan and regional countries to respond to its military operations by not releasing public announcements
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear exactly what. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it had detected a dozen Chinese naval ships and 47 military planes in the past 24 hours but no live-fire activity as in previous dr…
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said China has deployed its largest naval fleet, even bigger than the 2022 war games. It has detected 47 Chinese military aircraft and 12 warships around the island in the last 24 hours.
China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as it monitors what it says is a surge of Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific.
Taiwan's military said 53 Chinese aircraft and 19 vessels had been detected near the island as Beijing conducts its largest maritime exercises in decades. Taipei denounced Beijing as a "troublemaker."
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