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Apr- 2021 -

27 April

Chinese Spy Plane Enters Taiwan to ‘Test Radar, Gather Intel’

A Chinese military spy plane entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, an increasingly common intrusion in recent months.

23 April

Asia Pacific

File photo of 2020 Taiwan Han Kuang exercise, HF-2 ASM launch

Tong Ong

Taiwan Conducts Missile Tests Amid Beijing Pressure

Taiwan conducted missile tests on Thursday in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

20 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.

19 April

Arms

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Seeking Long-Range Cruise Missiles From US

Taiwan's defense minister announced that his country is hoping to purchase cruise missiles from the US amid increasing pressure from Beijing.

16 April

Asia Pacific

Taiwan's amphibious assault and transport vessel, the Yushan

Inder Singh Bisht

Taiwan Launches First Locally-Built Amphibious Assault Vessel

Taiwan launched the first of a planned four domestically-produced landing platform docks this week.

Mar- 2021 -

25 March

Exercises

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Deters War Game Taiwan Invasion With Updated Tactics

The US Air Force has deterred a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in a simulated conflict set more than a decade from now using updated military tactics.

11 March

Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warship Transits Taiwan Strait After Admiral’s China Invasion Warning

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the American navy said Thursday, a day after a top US commander warned of the threat to Taiwan of a Chinese invasion within the next six years.

10 March

Americas

Taiwan military with flag. Photo: Sam Yeh

Staff Writer With AFP

China Accuses US Admiral of ‘Hyping up’ Threat of Taiwan Invasion

China on Wednesday accused a top US commander of attempting to "hype up" the threat of an invasion of Taiwan to inflate Washington's defense spending and justify its own military chicanery in Asia.

5 March

Asia Pacific

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing

Staff Writer With AFP

China Military Budget to Grow 6.8% in 2021

China's military budget -- the second largest in the world after the US -- is set to increase by 6.8 percent in 2021, the finance ministry announced Friday.

Feb- 2021 -

11 February

Asia Pacific