China said it would carry out live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the latest in a recent drumbeat of military activity that has once again heightened tensions in the region. Tuesday’s drills come a week after the Chinese military launched record-setting exercises aimed at showing a potential blockade of Taiwan. They also … Read more
China’s show of force in massive military exercises alarms Taiwan Financial Times China Employs Hackers and Celebrities to Undermine Taiwan The Wall Street Journal Video shows one of Taiwan’s F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games Business Insider China won’t renounce use of force over Taiwan; Xi visits frontline island Reuters Taiwan … Read more
Workers reportedly arrested in Zhengzhou for equivalent of breach of trust. Taipei, Taiwan – Four Taiwanese employees of Apple supplier Foxconn have been detained in China since January, Taiwan’s national news agency has reported. The workers were detained in Zhengzhou, the home of Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory, by the local public security bureau for the … Read more
Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines BBC.com Typhoon Gaemi displaces nearly 300,000 in eastern China Yahoo! Voices Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared Reuters Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard as authorities warn of flash floods Al Jazeera English See powerful typhoon ‘bounce’ off island like pinball CNN Source link
Typhoon Gaemi live: Storm hits China, forcing thousands to flee after 25 killed in Taiwan and Philippines The Independent See powerful typhoon ‘bounce’ off island like pinball CNN Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines BBC.com Typhoon Gaemi Causes Deadly Floods In Philippines, Taiwan The Weather Channel Typhoon Gaemi Reaches China as Cargo Ship Sinks Off … Read more
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry says 56 Chinese aircraft crossed sensitive median line as Beijing carries out military drills. Taiwan has said it is watching China’s military movements after detecting the most Chinese warplanes near the island in a 24-hour window so far this year, as Beijing conducts drills that are coinciding with the NATO summit in … Read more
China conducts exercises in Taiwan Strait days after new Taiwan president was sworn in. China has escalated the scale of its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait over the past two years, while the United States has increased its rhetoric in support of the island. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan. The Democratic Progressive Party, which … Read more
Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The first quake had a depth … Read more
Numerous dogs have taken part in search and rescue operations in the aftermath of last week’s massive earthquake in Taiwan but a Labrador retriever named Roger has been getting the most attention—and it’s partly because of his former career. His handler, Lee Hsin Hung, tells the New York Times that Roger was trained as … Read more
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has rocked the island during the morning rush hour, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people. Taiwan’s national fire agency said four people died in Hualien County and at least 57 were injured in the quake that struck just before 8am (00:00 GMT) on Wednesday. … Read more