W.H.O. Renews Its Annual Ban on Taiwan Attending World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to include Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. This cold attitude was intended to appease the Chinese Communist Party, which opposes international recognition of Taiwan’s existence as a nation. Chinese state media praised the WHO for […]
U.S. prepares for war amid growing tensions that China could invade Taiwan
Daily Mail report The US military is actively preparing for war with China over tensions over Taiwan, a report said, noting that US and Philippine marines have been taking part in bizarre military exercises on a series of small islands in the region. The exercises, which have included sending teams of Marines out of Chinook […]
House lawmakers visit Taiwan as China warns US to stay out
Taipei, Taiwan A delegation of House members is visiting Taiwan this week to meet with newly elected lawmakers, despite China warning them not to intervene in the island and stepping up military exercises around the island. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is leading the multi-day diplomatic trip, which comes a week after […]
US ‘deeply concerned’ over China military drills in Taiwan Strait, State Dept says
The U.S. State Department said on Saturday it was “deeply concerned” about Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan, and urged China to exercise restraint. “Using a normal, routine democratic transition as a pretext for military provocation risks escalation and undermines long-standing norms that have maintained peace and stability in the Taiwan […]
White House warns China to use ‘restraint’ after military drills near Taiwan
The Biden administration has warned China to “act with restraint” after China’s Communist Party-controlled military conducted provocative military drills off Taiwan’s coast on Friday. Dozens of Chinese naval vessels and military aircraft were spotted off Taiwan’s coast on Friday, according to Taiwanese military officials, bringing the total to 49 Chinese military aircraft and 19 naval […]
China Stages Missile Strikes and Bombing Runs on Taiwan Using Jets Loaded with Live Weapons
China stepped up “punitive” military drills around Taiwan on Friday, staging mock missile and bombing attacks on the island as well as mock attacks on foreign ships that may come to Taiwan’s rescue. The Chinese fighter jets taking part in the exercise were apparently equipped with live missiles. of first day China’s military drills, which […]
China wraps up massive two-day military ‘punishment’ drills surrounding Taiwan designed to intimidate its new president
CHINA: ‘DRILLS SERVE AS A STRONG PUNISHMENT’: China pulled out all the stops today as it concluded two days of military drills that looked to all the world like a dress rehearsal for an invasion or blockade of Taiwan as Beijing continues to vow to bring what it considers a renegade province under Chinese rule […]
China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan | Taiwan
China began a second day of military drills targeting Taiwan as punishment for “separatist acts” following the inauguration of its new president on Monday. The drills, involving units from China’s air force, rocket force, navy, army and coast guard, were announced suddenly on Thursday morning with a map showing five rough target areas in the […]
China Launches Two Days of ‘Punishment’ Military Drills Around Taiwan
China’s People’s Liberation Army began two days of aggressive military drills on Thursday that included flying armed fighter jets around Taiwan and mock attacks on the island. China People’s Liberation Army Explained The military drills are “a severe punishment for the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces and a stern warning against interference and provocation […]
China launches ‘punishment’ war games around Taiwan
A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to “separatist acts,” sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te. The exercises, in the Taiwan Strait and around groups of Taiwan-controlled islands that sit next to the […]