China planning to close airspace for brief period, Taiwan says
Although Chinese fighters previously only occasionally crossed the median line, the country’s air force has done so regularly since staging war games near Taiwan in August.
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China appears to backtrack over no-fly zone near Taiwan
Taipei says Beijing has confined flight ban north of island to 27 minutes on Sunday after initial three-day planChina-Taiwan tensions explained in 30 secondsChina has appeared to backtrack after reports it was planning to declare a three-day no-fly zon…
Liz Truss to say Macron trip to China was sign of weakness
Former PM to say in speech that any attempts by western leaders to appease Xi Jinping would be a mistakeLiz Truss will say Emmanuel Macron’s recent trip to China was a “sign of weakness”, after the French president asked Beijing for support in ending t…
US tech firms should wargame response if China invades Taiwan, warns NSA cybersecurity chief
“You don’t want to be starting that planning the week before an invasion, when you’re starting to see the White House saying it’s coming,” said NSA’s Rob Joyce. “You want to be doing that now.”
French president Macron causes stir with Taiwan comment during China visit
Political actors on both sides of the Atlantic criticized the president’s position as being too accommodating of China, just as it carries out military drills around Taiwan.
China’s drills near Taiwan a ‘war-like’ escalation from exercises last year
Biggest show of force since August was more targeted and showed intent to annex island, say analystsChina’s recent military drills near Taiwan were a substantive and “war-like” escalation on those conducted last August despite not including any missile…
Taiwan: jump in sales for air force badges showing bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh
China’s president, Xi Jinping, is often the subject of internet memes that compare him to the children’s characterTaiwanese are rushing to buy patches, popularised by air force pilots, that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh – repres…
Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Display of Force Around Taiwan
Also, President Biden prepares to visit Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Canadian MPs arrive in Taiwan in latest show of Western support after Tsai’s U.S. trip
The visit comes after China completed three days of large-scale combat drills near Taiwan that included sealing off the democratically-governed island.
Macron sparks anger by saying Europe should not be ‘vassal’ in US-China clash
Alarm on both sides of Atlantic as French president warns against being drawn into any Taiwan conflictEmmanuel Macron has flown into a storm of criticism after he said Europe should not become a “vassal” and must avoid being drawn into any conflict bet…