China carries out combat drills around Taiwan again

China carries out combat drills around Taiwan again

An Air Force aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) takes off for military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, from an undisclosed locationin this file photo. Credit: Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters China’s military said it had carried out combat drills around Taiwan on Sunday, the second such exercises … Read more

Taiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over ‘China spy’ contacts

Taiwan ex-deputy defence minister investigated over ‘China spy’ contacts

Taiwan authorities are investigating a former deputy defence minister and several other serving and retired military officers over contacts with what authorities believe to be a Chinese spy, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The investigation is the most high-level case of suspected spying across the sensitive Taiwan strait in recent years … Read more

China says it has captured a group of Taiwanese spies and cracked several espionage cases

China says it has captured a group of Taiwanese spies and cracked several espionage cases

TAIPEI: China says it has captured people spying for rival Taiwan and cracked a series of espionage cases. Reports by state TV and other outlets Sunday said multiple suspects were detained but gave no numbers or identities for most of them. China and Taiwan split amid a civil war in 1949 and have extensive business … Read more

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen says drills show China is threat to whole region

Taiwan president  Tsai Ing-wen says drills show China is threat to whole region

TAIPEI: The last two days of Chinese aircraft approaching Taiwan demonstrate that Beijing is a threat to the entire region and have shown Taiwanese even more clearly the true nature of China‘s government, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday. Multiple Chinese aircraft flew across the midline of the Taiwan Strait and into Taiwan’s air defence … Read more