China says Taiwan drills 'routine'

China Responds to Neighbor's Sea Claim With Military Drills
In September, Chinese government forces allegedly assaulted Vietnamese fishermen in the contested Paracel Islands, leaving several with broken limbs. This prompted a rare public protest from Hanoi. Beijing said its personnel had been "professional and restrained.
China says Taiwan drills 'routine', as Taipei details surge in military activity
China's defence ministry said on Thursday that drills which had alarmed Taiwan off its coast were "routine" and the island should stop complaining, as Taipei reported a surge in Chinese military activity,
China Drills Near Taiwan are ‘Rehearsals’ for Forced Reunification, Paparo Says
China’s escalating military demonstrations of force toward Taiwan are “not exercises; they are rehearsals” for forced reunification with the mainland, the United States’ top military commander in the Indo-Pacific warned last week.
Taipei dispatches forces to monitor China's 'live-fire' drills off Taiwan's coast
Taiwan sent its naval and air forces on Wednesday to monitor Chinese "live-fire" military exercises taking place 40 nautical miles (74 kilometres) off the island’s southern coast. In a statement,
Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills off its coast
Taiwan on Thursday condemned China’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast.
China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift
China is flexing its military muscle in the region to show that it will not wait for the Trump administration to decide how ...
Taiwan deploys forces, accuses China of causing "high degree of danger" with military drills off its coast
Taiwan says China violated norms and caused a "high degree of danger" by announcing "live-fire exercises without prior ...
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China’s Threat to Taiwan: Intentions and Capabilities
A series of news reports warn about China’s construction of specialized landing barges that may enable the PLA to overrun ...
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A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery ...
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China announces live-fire exercise zone 74 km off south Taiwan
Taiwan condemns live-fire zone as 'blatant provocation to regional security and stability' | Feb. 26, 2025 16:51 ...
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China begins live-fire drills in Gulf of Tonkin
but have been locked in competing claims in the nearby South China Sea over the Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島) and Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands, 西沙群島), and other areas. China has ...
How China's secretly preparing for an invasion of Taiwan that'll make Ukraine look like a tea party and could end in a hellscape engulfing the world
Hellscape. That is the US military codename for the defence of Taiwan. Tens of thousands of autopilot kamikaze drones will ...