China Launches Live-Firing Drills Around Taiwan
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Beijing's military on Tuesday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a 'stern warning' against separatist and 'external interference' forces.
China’s large-scale live-fire drills around Taiwan are unfolding as the United States keeps two aircraft carriers and an amphibious assault ship active across the Western Pacific, underlining rising military tension and the competing efforts to shape the regional security picture.
A Chinese simulation allegedly showed that a single Type 055 destroyer and escort could weather an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer missile bombardment. The war game was set in the western Pacific, just a few hundred kilometers east of Taiwan. During the ...
Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s presidential office held a “tabletop” exercise on Thursday simulating military escalations by China, a first-of-its-kind drill involving government agencies beyond the armed forces that highlights Taipei’s urgency ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials and analysts have for years warned of possible armed attacks or blockades by China on Taiwan, but a report released Friday has raised a red flag about possible non-military tactics that could be used effectively ...