Taiwan Ministry of Defense:26 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC 8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities
Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese Government: We urge adherence to the one-China principle and careful handling of Taiwan issues
Chinese Army: Chinese Navy ships continue to carry out combat exercises around Taiwan Island
@Politico reports China and Russia are in advanced secret talks with Iran to replenish the Islamic Republic's supply of ammonium perchlorate, which could also help Moscow replenish its depleted stock of missiles and would violate UNSCR 2231
Taiwanese Ministry of Defense: 14 Chinese Air Force aircraft crossed the middle line of the Taiwan Strait in the past 24 hours
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:35 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC 8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities
Taiwanese foreign minister tells @jimsciutto that China is threatening them with war. "We are ready to defend ourselves," he said
Chinese army: We monitor and follow the movements of the US destroyer Milius in the Spratly Islands
1 year agoNew JSDF report on CV-17 Shandong. Carrier has undertaken 120 flight ops over three days, 80 fixed wing, 40 heliborne. Carrier & escorts (054A 901 AOE) remains in a position ca 350 km east of Taiwan.中国海軍艦艇の動向について（CV17発着艦）n
1 year agoLatest update on aircraft carriers in the waters east of Taiwan, based on newly released information by Japan's Ministry of Defense
China confirms that planes carrying live ammunition conducted simulated strikes near Taiwan
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:42 PLA aircraft and 8 vessels were detected by 11:00(UTC 8) April 8th. 29 of the detected aircraft had crossed northern, central, and southern median line of the TaiwanStrait and entered our southwest ADIZ, attempting coercion on us
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:PLA's Eastern Theater Command has announced to conduct combat-readiness patrols and joint exercises encircling Taiwan starting today. ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly with our assets to defend our country
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - western Xizang
French diplomatic source: Macron urged Xi not to provide arms to Russia, Xi said it was not his war
Macron says 'counting' on Xi to 'bring Russia to its senses'
Xi hails France ties as world undergoes 'profound' changes: state media
France's Emmanuel Macron meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
NATO chief Stoltenberg announces he's invited the heads of state of Indo-Pacific partners to attend the Vilnius summit in July. This is part of shoring up support against China but also increasing military support for Ukraine
While NATO has no proof China has provided Russia with lethal aid, says Sec Gen Stoltenberg, any change in that would be a "big mistake." Today's meeting between allies and Asia-Pacific countries aimed to shore up support for this position among non-NATO partners
Macron to the French community in Beijing: We seek balanced economic relations with China
Macron: Dialogue with China is necessary, and Russia cannot be left alone to talk with Beijing
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 146 km SE of Kuqa, China
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 100 km SW of Zhaotong, China
Taiwan says 10 Chinese planes crossed the middle line of the Taiwan Strait
1 year agoPM of Spain Pedro Sanchez: I thank President Xi Jinping for his welcome on this historic trip. This visit boosts our bilateral relations and strengthens cooperation on various global challenges. We have also had a candid exchange on Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
President of the European Commission: Relations with China will be determined according to its reaction to developments in Ukraine war
"Chinese leader Xi Jinping says he is preparing for war. At the annual meeting of China's parliament and its top political advisory body in March, Xi wove the theme of war readiness through four separate speeches
The five nuclear-weapon states issued a joint statement in Jan 2022 on preventing nuclear war, Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning said when asked for comments on media reports claiming Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
China says Japanese national held for espionage. 'This Japanese citizen is suspected of engaging in espionage activities, in violation of the criminal law and the anti-espionage law of the People's Republic of China,' foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing
