Scores of Chinese aircraft and dozens of ships surrounded Taiwan, after President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s claim over the island.

TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a “stern warning” to “separ...

Beijing says the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full-scale attack on its neighbour.

China deployed planes and ships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's drills represent its fourth round of large-scale…

China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, deployed an aircraft carrier and warplanes near the island nation in warning against Taiwanese calls for independence. This came after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said China has no right to represent Taiwan.

China's Eastern Theatre Command released a video featuring warships, fighter jets, armoured vehicles, missile launchers, and amphibious landing craft in a show of might.

China's drills come days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Beijing against taking action in response to a speech by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te during the island's National Day celebrations.

Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, had been on alert for more war games since last week's national day speech by President Lai Ching-te, an address Beijing condemned after Lai said China had no right to represent Taiwan even as he offered to cooperate with Beijing.

The United States said China's actions were "unwarranted" and risk "escalation" as it called on Beijing to act with restraint.

China conducts military exercises near Taiwan in response to President Lai's refusal to acknowledge Chinese demands. Taiwan prepares to respond.

China on Monday launched military drills around Taiwan, Beijing’s defense ministry said, sending planes and ships to encircle the self-ruled island.

Analysts say China is simulating a total blockade around Taiwan and the timing of the exercise shows it has disregarded calls for restraint from Washington

TAIPEI (Oct 14): China deployed planes and ships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, Beijing's defence ministry said, in its latest military exercises targeting the self-ruled island that it claims as part of its territory. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Mon

TAIPEI: China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independenc...

China's military has launched a new round of war games near Taiwan, calling it a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces",...

TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday (Oct 14), in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's dri

TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday (Oct 14), in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's dri

TAIPEI: China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday (Oct 14), in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's dri

China held large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday in what it called a warning against Taiwan independence.

Taiwan's defense ministry says China used 125 military aircraft in exercises aimed at Taiwan, a record for a single day.

TAIPEI: Taiwan said it was “on alert” as it detected a Chinese aircraft carrier group to its south on Sunday, days after the United States warned Beij...

Taiwan’s military is on “alert” after a Chinese aircraft carrier was spotted sailing to its south on Sunday. Last week, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te held a National Day speech in which he vowed to…

TAIPEI: Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday (Oct 13), as China's military put out a video saying it was "prepared for battle" amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a

Taiwan reports Chinese aircraft carrier group near island amid rising tensions, prompting concerns of potential conflict.