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☆ Taiwan raises concerns about situation 'getting out of hand' with China drills
  + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has in recent years carried out many such drills around the island, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims and pressure Taipei. Warships from China's southern and eastern theatre commands have been operating together off Taiwan's east coast, he added. China has not commented about the drills around Taiwan, and its defence ministry has not responded to requests for comment. Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang added that China's Eastern Theatre Command forces were the "attacking force", simulating a battle scenario. China normally performs large-scale exercises from July to September, Taiwan's defence ministry has said.
Persons: Tingshu Wang, Chiu Kuo, cheng, Chiu, Sun Li, Ben Blanchard, Roger Tung, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Air Force, Eastern Theatre Command, Liberation Army, PLA, REUTERS, Rights, Taiwan Defence, Thomson Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, China, Rights TAIPEI, Shandong, Taipei
☆ Taiwan Raises Concerns About Situation 'Getting Out of Hand' With China Drills
  + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has in recent years carried out many such drills around the island, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims and pressure Taipei. Warships from China's southern and eastern theatre commands have been operating together off Taiwan's east coast, he added. China has not commented about the drills around Taiwan, and its defence ministry has not responded to requests for comment. But China has increasingly been flexing its muscles off Taiwan's east coast, and generally displaying its ability to operate much further away from China's own coastline. China normally performs large-scale exercises from July to September, Taiwan's defence ministry has said.
Persons: Chiu Kuo, cheng, Chiu, Sun Li, Ben Blanchard, Roger Tung, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Taiwan Defence, Eastern Theatre Command Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Shandong, China, Taipei
☆ Taiwan says Chinese air force approached close to island's coast
  + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
China's air force over the past three years has routinely flown into the air space around Taiwan. Since August it has regularly sent jets across the strait's median line, which had previously served as an unofficial barrier. In March, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned that the island had to be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory. Taiwan defines its contiguous zone as being 24 nautical miles from its coast. Eight of those crossed the median line and "got close" to the 24 nautical mile mark, it said.
Persons: Chiu Kuo, cheng, Ben Blanchard, Jacqueline Wong, Tom Hogue, William Mallard Organizations: Taiwan Defence, Eastern Theatre Command, U.S . Navy, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Beijing, China, U.S
☆ Taiwan says F-16 deliveries delayed, working to minimise damage
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/3] 12 F-16V fighter jets perform an elephant walk during an annual New Year's drill in Chiayi, Taiwan, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ann WangTAIPEI, May 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday that the delivery of 66 advanced new F-16Vs from the United States has been delayed due to supply chain disruptions and the ministry was working to minimise the damage and "make up deficiencies". Speaking to reporters at parliament, Chiu said Taiwan had asked the United States to "make up the deficiency", including prioritising spare part deliveries for the existing fleet. The ministry is using diplomatic channels, such as via the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei, to resolve the problem, Chiu said. Neither the de facto embassy, the American Institute in Taiwan, nor Lockheed Martin immediately responded to a request for comment.
☆ Photo catches Taiwan pilot with a patch of Winnie the Pooh getting punched in the face — a jab at China's Xi as Beijing ups the pressure
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Amid this, Taiwan's defense ministry published a photo of a patch worn by fighter pilots. The patch depicts a cartoon Winnie the Pooh getting punched by a bear — a dig at Xi Jinping. Her visit stoked ire in Beijing, with China's defense ministry calling it "provocative." Beijing's defense ministry said the war games — dubbed "Joint Sword" — are meant to be a "stern warning" to Taiwan, which sharply criticized the exercises. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities," Taiwan's defense ministry wrote in a statement posted to social media.
☆ Taiwan defence ministry says it spotted 59 Chinese military planes near Taiwan
  + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - The Taiwan defence ministry said it spotted 59 Chinese military planes near Taiwan up until 10 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Monday. The ministry said that, among them, 39 Chinese planes crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered Taiwan's air defence zones. Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Edmund KlamannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Taiwan watching Chinese movements after Beijing denounces US Speaker meeting
  + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Ben Blanchard Liz Lee | Ben Blanchard | Liz Lee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
TAIPEI/BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan was keeping a close watch on a Chinese aircraft carrier and threats to inspect ships in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday after Beijing condemned a meeting between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The meeting took place at a low ebb of U.S.-China relations and despite threats of retaliation from Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own. In March of last year, the Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just hours before the Chinese and U.S. presidents were due to talk. However, Taiwan is also concerned about China's announcement late Wednesday that its maritime safety administration is to inspect ships in the Taiwan Strait, including possibly boarding them. Defence Minister Chiu said Taiwan will react if Chinese patrol ships cross the Taiwan Strait's median line, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides.
☆ Taiwan warns of China's 'repeated provocations', China tells US not to cross red line
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Ben Blanchard Ryan Woo | Ben Blanchard | Ryan Woo | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Summary Taiwan says will not allow "repeated provocations" from ChinaChina warns US not to cross red line on TaiwanTaiwan President, US House Speaker plan to meet in USTAIPEI/BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan will not allow "repeated provocations" from China, the island's defence minister said on Tuesday, as China's foreign minister said Taiwan was the "first red line" that must not be crossed in Sino-U.S. relations. Speaking to reporters at parliament, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said he was not aware of a planned meeting between Tsai and McCarthy. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said it was "absurd" for U.S. officials to say that Taiwan is not an internal affair of China's. "The United States has unshakable responsibility for causing the Taiwan question." Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Ryan Woo; Editing by Gerry Doyle and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Taiwan warns of China military's 'sudden entry' close to island
  + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TAIPEI, March 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for Chinese military's "sudden entry" into areas close to its territory amid the rising military tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan in recent years, including almost daily Air Force incursions into the island's air defence identification zone. He said the PLA might make a "sudden entry" into Taiwan's contiguous zone and get close to its territorial space, which the island defines as 12 nautical miles from its coastlines. Taiwan has vowed to exercise its right to self-defence and counterattack if Chinese armed forces entered its territory. China claims self-governed Taiwan as its own and has not renounced the use of force to bring the island under Chinese control, if needed.
☆ Taiwan sees China taking lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TAIPEI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's military is learning from Russia's invasion of Ukraine that any attack on Taiwan would have to be swift to succeed, but the Taiwan Strait would make that challenging, the island's defence minister said on Friday. The possible impact of the war on China's military thinking on Taiwan and how China could attack the island, which Beijing sees as sovereign Chinese territory, has been widely debated in official circles in Taipei. "The Russia-Ukraine war has brought great lessons for the them - they will definitely seek speed," Chiu told reporters on the sidelines of parliament in Taipei, referring to China's military. China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control and continues to mount almost daily military patrols near the island. China has said that it is a "naked double standard" to seek to conflate the issues of Taiwan and Ukraine as the island has always been part of China and is entirely a domestic matter.
☆ Pentagon's top China official travels to Taiwan, sources say
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. Speaking earlier, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said he was "not very certain" about a report that the trip would take place. Chase would be the most senior U.S. defence official known to have visited the island since 2019. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded that foreign officials not visit the democratically governed island. In 2020, a two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region made an unannounced visit to Taiwan.
☆ Taiwan to speed drone development, take lessons from Ukraine war
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TAIPEI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Taiwan will speed up development of drones for military use taking into account the lessons of the war in Ukraine and the threat posed by China, the island's defence ministry said on Tuesday. Unmanned aircraft have played a crucial role on both sides since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Taiwan Defence Ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang told reporters that the island is speeding up the development and production of drones. Chi Li-ping, director of the institute's Aeronautical Systems Research Division, detailed drones in development for the military, including for reconnaissance purposes. Taiwan has also had to deal with Chinese drones which have buzzed Taiwan-controlled islands off the Chinese coast.
☆ U.S. mulls joint weapons production with Taiwan, Nikkei reports
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
TOKYO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering a plan to jointly produce weapons with Taiwan, Japan's Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday, citing three sources. Washington wants to step up production capacity for U.S.-designed arms and speed up their transfer as part of a move to bolster deterrence against China, Nikkei reported. Possibilities would include the U.S. providing technology to produce weapons in Taiwan, or producing the weapons in the United States using Taiwanese parts, the Nikkei added. On Tuesday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry said two Chinese air force planes crossed the Taiwan Strait median line. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Elaine Lies and Daniel Leussink; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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