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China conducts new military drills near Taiwan, warns of separatist acts

The drill also serves as a stern warning to the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces

China holds large naval, air force exercises around Taiwan as warning

China held large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday in what it called a warning against Taiwan independence. China's Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's refusal to concede to Beijing's demands that Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People's Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party. Taiwan's Defense Ministry called the drills a provocation and said its forces were prepared to respond. The PLA's Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Navy Senior Captain Li Xi said the navy, army air force, missile corps were all mobilised for the drills. This is a major warning to those who back Taiwan independence and a signifier of our determination to safeguard our national sovereignty," Li said in a statement on the service's public media channel. Taiwan was a Japanese colony before being unified with China at the end of World War II. It split away in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek's ...

Taiwan detects 27 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels around territory

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft, three vessels around territory

This latest Chinese military activity adds to a series of similar provocations by Beijing in recent months

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Taiwan detects 9 Chinese military aircraft, 4 vessels near its territory

China has increased its military activities near Taiwan, including regular air and naval incursions

Taiwan detects eight Chinese military aircraft, 7 vessels around territory

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships to monitor PLA activity

Taiwan detects 41 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels near territory

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity

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Taiwan detects 20 Chinese military aircraft, 10 vessels near territory

Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval vessels

Taiwan detects 22 Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels around territory

Taiwan said in response to Chinese incursions, it has monitored the situation and responded accordingly

Taiwan detects 22 PLA aircraft, 6 naval vessels near its territory

Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval vessels operating near Taiwan, according to a Taiwan News report

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Taiwan detects 9 PLA military aircraft, 7 naval vessels around territory

In response to China's military action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems

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Taiwan detects 10 PLA military aircraft, 9 naval vessels around territory

Notably, Taiwan has been governed independently since 1949. However, China considers Taiwan part of its territory and insists on eventual reunification, by force if necessary

Taiwan detects 25 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around territory

Seventeen of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern ADIZ

Taiwan reports 30 Chinese PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels around territory

"We have monitored the situation and responded," it added