aiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions with China.
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BEIJING, April 4 (Reuters) – China has demanded that Taiwan compensate Chinese fishermen for losses after a Taiwanese navy landing ship and a Chinese fishing boat collided outside restricted waters last week….
https://gcaptain.com/china-demands-compensation-from-taiwan-after-collision-of-navy-ship-trawler/
The Taiwan Strait does not belong to China and any attempts to create tension threaten global security, the island’s defense ministry said on Monday, after Beijing criticized Canada for sailing a warship through the sensitive waterway.
https://gcaptain.com/taiwan-strait-not-chinas-taipei-says-after-canadian-warship-passes-through/
BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) – China’s military on Monday condemned the sailing of a Canadian warship in the Taiwan Strait, saying its air and naval forces had monitored and warned the ship,…
https://gcaptain.com/china-condemns-canadian-warship-in-taiwan-strait/
Amid geopolitical tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the recent navigation of two US Navy ships through this crucial waterway has once again spotlighted the area’s significance to global shipping.
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Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing an angry reaction from China, which said the mission increased security risks.
https://gcaptain.com/first-us-navy-ships-sail-through-taiwan-strait-since-trump-inauguration/
The Taiwan Strait serves as a crucial maritime corridor, linking major East Asian economies with the global market.
This route’s strategic value is highlighted by its substantial trade volume, particularly for nations in the G7 and BRICS groups. Recent reports from Ambrey indicate that the Singapore Strait is experiencing a resurgence as a piracy hotspot, particularly for vessels with freeboards under 10 meters, elevating the significance of the Taiwan Strait as a critical point of maritime...
China’s defense ministry on Friday broke its silence about days of military activities around Taiwan, saying it was entitled to stage exercises and the military would “not be absent” if required to fight separatist forces.
https://gcaptain.com/after-days-of-military-activity-china-restates-its-hard-line-on-taiwan/
China said on Wednesday it takes “necessary measures” to defend the country’s sovereignty and will not tolerate “separatist” activities, as Taiwan reported another rise in Chinese warplanes around the island and called on Beijing to halt provocations.
https://gcaptain.com/china-says-it-takes-necessary-measures-to-defend-sovereignty-over-taiwan/
Taiwan raised its alert level on Monday saying China has set up seven zones of reserved airspace and deployed naval fleets and coast guard boats in what a security source described as the first military drills across a broad swathe of the region’s waters.
https://gcaptain.com/taiwan-raises-alert-as-china-deploys-90-ships-in-likely-drills/