Taipei, Feb 2 (IANS) Chinese military aircraft incursions near Taiwan have increased nearly 15-fold over the past five years, local media reported citing a report from the Department of China Affairs of Taiwan’s ruling party Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) . According to the report, sorties in the Taiwan Strait were not entering regularly previously, with 380 in 2020. The report revealed that the sorties have now started routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, leading daily Taipei Times …
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Taipei, Jan 7 (IANS) Taiwan’s National Security Bureau has accused Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of conducting military drills near the self-ruled island along with cyberattacks, sharing over 19,000 “controversial” messages and carrying out millions of hacking intrusions, local media reported on Wednesday. In a report presented to the Legislative Yuan, the agency stated that online activity involved 799 abnormal accounts and focused on increasing skepticism regarding the US, Taiwan’s President W…
Taipei, Dec 31 (IANS) Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that 207 Chinese military planes flew around the self-ruled island during the 48 hours until Wednesday as Beijing continued to conduct exercises, a move considered a warning against separatism. Of the total planes that flew until 6 a.m., 125 had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, according to the ministry, Japan-based Kyodo News reported. Earlier, China and Taiwan res…
Taipei, Dec 29 (IANS) Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence on Monday strongly condemned China’s deployment of air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island, a move Beijing described as a stern warning against “Taiwan Independence” separatist forces and external interference.The Ministry said that it has placed its forces on high alert and opposed the actions of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), warning that the drills undermine regional peace.The development …