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/
by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together again on Sunday less than a week after China conducted a new round of war…
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of…
https://gcaptain.com/china-launches-massive-taiwan-invasion-drill/
(Bloomberg) — Three US allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its first intercontinental ballistic…
https://gcaptain.com/japan-sends-warship-through-taiwan-strait-defying-china/
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – China’s military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it increased security risks and sent the “wrong” signal, adding that Chinese forces monitored…
https://gcaptain.com/china-condemns-german-navys-transit-of-taiwan-strait/
BERLIN/TAIPEI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Two German navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday in the first such transit in two decades, demonstrating Berlin’s resolve to stand with Western allies at…
https://gcaptain.com/german-navy-makes-rare-transit-of-sensitive-taiwan-strait/
INCHEON, South Korea, Sept 6 (Reuters) – A rare cruise by two German warships in the Indo-Pacific region will demonstrate a commitment to open navigation, the admiral in charge of the naval task force…
https://gcaptain.com/german-warships-aim-to-secure-sea-lanes-in-indo-pacific/
Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH-336) conducted a Taiwan Strait transit Wednesday, drawing the ire of China.
The Canadian Joint Operations Command announced the transit at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday on social media site X, saying in the post that Canada operated in accordance with international law.
“Our activities promote peace, resilience, and security in the #IndoPacific,” reads a follow up post.
Montreal is in the Indo-Pacific under Canada’s Operation Horizon,...