Taiwan insists it is an independent nation after splitting from mainland China amid civil war in 1949. But China claims Taiwan remains a part of its territory with which it must eventually be ...

TAIPEI — China could find a "pretext" to stage new war games around Taiwan this year, coinciding with sensitive dates such as the anniversary in May of a year since President Lai Ching-te took ...

Simulations aim to prepare islanders for natural disasters and wartime, but real challenge is fostering sustained sense of ...

China's military ... te a "parasite," as Taiwan sent warships to respond to China's navy approaching its shores. The exercises, which China has not formally named unlike war games last year ...

China's coast guard said it also conducted 'law enforcement patrols' around the island. 'Pursuing 'Taiwan independence' means pushing the people of Taiwan into a dangerous situation of war,' Zhu ...

China’s armed ... the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try to squeeze it into submission. A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war that sparks a global ...

Taiwan is a potential flashpoint for a war between China and the United States, which is the island’s most important backer and biggest arms supplier. While the United States is legally bound to ...

“It is a stern warning and forceful deterrence against ‘Taiwan Independence’ separatist forces, and it is a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard China’s sovereignty and national ...

An image released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025. AP China, on Tuesday, April 1, sent its army ...

China has launched a new round of military exercises around Taiwan in its latest “warning” to the island’s democratic government. The Chinese military said on Tuesday that the drills served ...