8 h. ago China Criticizes Australia, Canada Warships in Taiwan Strait

China Criticizes Australia, Canada Warships in Taiwan Strait  The Defense Post

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18 h. ago 'Causing trouble': China says it followed Australian ship in Taiwan Strait

'Causing trouble': China says it followed Australian ship in Taiwan Strait  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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19 h. ago China’s military follows Australian and Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait accusing them of ‘provocation’

China’s military follows Australian and Canadian warships in Taiwan Strait accusing them of ‘provocation’  The Guardian

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23 h. ago China criticises Canadian and Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait

China criticises Canadian and Australian warships transiting Taiwan Strait  Reuters

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2 w. ago Why are 7 large mainland Chinese cargo ships sailing in the Taiwan Strait?

A fleet of large civilian cargo ships has sailed through the Taiwan Strait since heading south from the Bohai Sea off northern mainland China, prompting speculation about a possible joint amphibious landing drill with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The seven ro-ro, or “roll-on/roll-off” ships, with the Yantai-based Bohai Ferry Company in Shandong province, have deviated from their normal shipping routes in the Bohai Sea, according to Maritime Optima, a live ship tracker. As of Thursday, two...

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2 w. ago Is the PHL16 multiple rocket launcher China’s answer to the US Himars system?

As tensions intensify across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing has ramped up its firepower capacity to prepare for a possible war in the region. One of the weapon systems key to these efforts is the PHL-16, a truck-mounted self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (MRL) that incorporates modular design and long-range precision-strike capabilities. The system is often described as the mainland Chinese version of Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) that Taiwan has bought and...

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2 w. ago The Chinese multiple rocket launcher poised to match the US’ Himars system

As tensions intensify across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing has ramped up its firepower capacity to prepare for a possible war in the region. One of the weapon systems key to these efforts is the PHL-16, a truck-mounted self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (MRL) that incorporates modular design and long-range precision-strike capabilities. The system is often described as the mainland Chinese version of Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) that Taiwan has bought and...

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last month ‘Playing with fire’: Beijing warns Manila after Marcos makes Taiwan remarks

Beijing has protested against the Philippine president’s remarks during a visit to India about a possible conflict in the Taiwan Strait, warning Manila on Friday to stop “playing with fire”. In an interview with Indian media outlet Firstpost, published on Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said that his country would “have to get involved”. “To be very practical about it, if there is confrontation over Taiwan between China and the United States, there is no way that the Philippines can...

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