Taiwan strait

Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own.The ministry said it...

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has condemned China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait, saying Tuesday that China did not demonstrate the “responsible” behaviour of a major Asian nation.China’s three-day, large-scale drills that ended Monday were retaliation for Tsai’s meeting...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced the passage of two US Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a “provocation” aimed at “sabotaging regional peace and stability”.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Washington must observe the “One...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced the passage of two US Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a "provocation" aimed at "sabotaging regional peace and stability". Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Washington must observe the "One...

Taiwan’s leader on Friday said China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” through Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.President Tsai Ing-wen was speaking during a meeting in Taipei with...

The Chinese military on Thursday launched a four-day war game with precision strikes using ballistic missiles over the Taiwan Strait, in retaliation to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei disregarding Beijing’s vociferous warnings.The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which China described as “provocative”.The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson...