Here, AFP looks at the Taiwan Strait, a critical waterway and growing military flashpoint: The strait separates the eastern Chinese province of Fujian from the main island of Taiwan, home to around 23 ...

The war games come after China conducted two days of large-scale exercises, including live-fire drills, around Taiwan.

The PRC threatened Taiwan and its partners with live-fire military drills. Taiwan cracked down on Chinese influence and ...

An H-6K bomber takes off during the joint exercises around Taiwan island on April 1, 2025.

Biggest Chinese Drills Held In Taiwan Strait This Week. Tensions between China and Taiwan have intensified as the PLA’s Shandong aircraft carrier conducted maneuvers east of Taiwan.

A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war that sparks a global crisis. It would provoke a military response by Taiwan, force President Trump to decide whether the U.S. military should ...

China has stepped up rhetoric against Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, calling him a "parasite" on Tuesday in the wake of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Asia visit, during which he repeatedly ...

Taiwan could one day give ... of the blue — they were utilized during the pandemic and frequently when the country has faced earthquakes. Much of the war preparation would build off of previous ...

united front efforts and cross-Straits exchanges. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, with a clear historical and legal basis. During World War II, the Cairo Declaration ...

Paintings on display at Taiwan's defence ministry, which will be used in exhibitions for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Taipei ...