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China strategically launched its recent military exercises around Taiwan during the American holiday season, aiming to elicit a muted response from Washington and undermine global faith in US commitments to the island, according to US-based analysts. The two-day "Mission Justice 2025" drills, which wrapped up on Tuesday, featured......
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up 2025 with a stark declaration, asserting that reunification with Taiwan stands as an inevitable force. In his annual New Year's Eve address, he emphasized the deep blood ties binding people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, framing the island's return to the motherland as a defining trend of......
China launched a sharp diplomatic counterattack on Wednesday against global backlash over its two-day military exercises encircling Taiwan, branding statements from Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, New Zealand, and the Philippines as "extremely hypocritical." Beijing lodged formal protests with several governments,......
China has wrapped up its most expansive military exercises encircling Taiwan in years, a two-day show of force that involved rockets, warships, and dozens of aircraft. The maneuvers, codenamed "Mission Justice 2025," kicked off on Monday with coordinated operations from the People's Liberation Army's army, navy, air force,......
Taiwan’s opposition parties have again blocked a sweeping defense spending plan, intensifying political deadlock at a moment of rising military pressure from China. Lawmakers from the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party used their combined legislative majority to prevent a special defense budget from advancing to committee......
Japan has expressed concern over recent Chinese military exercises conducted near Taiwan, warning that the drills are contributing to rising tensions in the region. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the large-scale maneuvers, which included live-fire drills and simulated......
China has launched large scale military exercises around Taiwan after comments by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi signaled a sharp shift in Tokyo’s stance on the island. Speaking to a parliamentary budget committee on November 7, Takaichi said any Chinese military action against Taiwan would amount to a situation threatening Japan’s......
China's military exercises around Taiwan stem from several key provocations, including a massive US arms package and pointed remarks from regional leaders. The drills followed Washington's approval of an unprecedented $11 billion weapons deal to Taiwan, featuring $4.05 billion in High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, $4 billion......
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