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Exclusive: diplomats had to scramble to contain fallout with Beijing after Douglas Alexander’s trip to TaipeiChina threatened to cancel high-level trade talks with the UK earlier this year over a government minister’s visit to Taiwan, the Guardian can …
China’s "Justice Mission 2025" exercises, conducted from 29 to 30 December 2025, marked the sixth major military drill around Taiwan since 2022, involving the People’s Liberation Army’s air force, navy, army, and rocket forces across five designated zones.These manoeuvres simulated blockades, live-fire operations, and control of key ports, aimed at projecting Beijing’s dominance over the Taiwan
China’s President Xi Jinping delivered a resolute New Year message on 31 December 2025, declaring that the "reunification of our motherland" remains an unstoppable historical inevitability.This statement came mere hours after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command concluded its "Justice Mission 2025" military exercises encircling Taiwan.The drills involved a comprehensive
China accused Taiwan’s president on Thursday of telling “lies” in a speech he gave vowing to defend the island’s sovereignty after large-scale military exercices by Beijing, state media reported.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty in a New Year’s speech, after China carried out military drills.
China announced on Wednesday that it had successfully completed military drills around Taiwan, including live-fire exercises simulating a blockade of key ports and attacks on maritime targets.
Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drillsChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing.Speaking the day after the …
Beijing slammed on Wednesday certain countries for their “irresponsible” criticism of China’s military drills in waters around Taiwan.
Foreign affairs department statement says Australia opposes any actions that ‘increase the risk of accident, miscalculation or escalation’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia says it is deeply concerned about Chinese mil…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has declared that Beijing will forcefully counter large-scale US arms sales to Taiwan, amid escalating military tensions in the region.This statement coincides with the People’s Liberation Army launching a second day of live-fire drills encircling the island on 30 December 2025.Wang Yi made these remarks during a speech at an annual international relations