Taiwan

Mar- 2021 -

25 March

USAF Deters War Game Taiwan Invasion With Updated Tactics

The US Air Force has deterred a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in a simulated conflict set more than a decade from now using updated military tactics.

11 March

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn

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US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.

10 March

Taiwan's military police prepare to raise the flag during a ceremony to mark Taiwan National Day at the Presidential Office in Taipei on October 10, 2020 Sam Yeh

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China Accuses US Admiral of ‘Hyping up’ Threat of Taiwan Invasion

China on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up" the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington's defense spending and justify its own military chicanery in Asia.

5 March

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing

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China Military Budget to Grow 6.8% in 2021

China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.

Feb- 2021 -

11 February

Japanese Coast Guard Cutters stand watch over the Senkaku islands/Diaoyu islands in 2012.

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US Backs Japan Concerns on China Ships

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China's incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally's defense.

5 February

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Beijing Warns off US Warship From South China Sea Islands

China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

4 February

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) is conducting routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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First US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait Since Biden Inauguration

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Jan- 2021 -

25 January

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US Warships Conduct Exercises in South China Sea

A US aircraft carrier group sailed into the South China Sea on a so-called "freedom of navigation" exercise, the first routine operation in the region under new President Joe Biden.

5 January

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Taiwan Says Chinese Jets Made Record 380 Incursions in 2020

Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defense zone last year, a defense official said Tuesday, as a military-linked think-tank warned tensions were now at their highest since the mid-1990s.

Dec- 2020 -

16 December

Taiwanese navy staff salute from a US-made Guppy class submarine at the Tsoying navy base in southern Kaohsiung on September 30, 2014.

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Taiwan Says US Has Approved Key Submarine Technology Sale

The United States has issued an export permit for a digital sonar system critical to Taiwan's indigenous submarine project, a top defense official said Wednesday.