4 d. ago Taiwan and the US launch joint production of 155mm artillery shells amid blockade fears

Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijing’s escalating military pressure and concern over supply disruptions in a high-intensity conflict. Taiwan’s defence ministry on Monday said Taipei and Washington had launched early-stage joint production of a new type of 155mm howitzer ammunition. Lieutenant General Lin Wen-hsiang, head of Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau, testified during a legislative...

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2 w. ago North Korean missiles fall near Japan; South Korea, Japan on alert

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, its first launch of the year just hours before South Korea’s leader heads to China for a summit. Sunday’s launch follows a US military operation against Pyongyang’s socialist ally Venezuela that snatched President Nicolas Maduro out of his country – for decades a nightmare scenario for North Korea’s leadership, which has long accused Washington of seeking to remove it from power. Seoul’s defence...

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2 w. ago China launches military drills off Taiwan after U.S. approves arms package

China launches military drills off Taiwan after U.S. approves arms package  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago China launches major military drills around Taiwan in warning against ‘external forces’

China launches major military drills around Taiwan in warning against ‘external forces’  Anadolu Ajansı

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2 w. ago China launches military drills around Taiwan after criticizing US arms sale

China launches military drills around Taiwan after criticizing US arms sale  The Hill

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2 w. ago China launches military drills around Taiwan: How Beijing uses war games to intimidate the island

China launches military drills around Taiwan: How Beijing uses war games to intimidate the island  Firstpost

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2 w. ago China launches military drills around Taiwan as Beijing issues ‘stern warning’

China launches military drills around Taiwan as Beijing issues ‘stern warning’  The Independent

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2 w. ago China launched military maneuvers around Taiwan after the US announced an arms package

China launched military maneuvers around Taiwan after the US announced an arms package  Українські Національні Новини

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2 w. ago Taiwan on high alert as China launches major military drills

Taiwan on high alert as China launches major military drills  AFR

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3 w. ago China converts cargo vessels into military ships, containers to be missile launchers: Report

China converts cargo vessels into military ships, containers to be missile launchers: Report  Interesting Engineering

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3 w. ago Record Taiwan arms deal casts shadow over Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit

As 2025 draws to a close amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over new arms sales to Taiwan, analysts warn that the worsening atmosphere could weigh on the substance – if not the scheduling – of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China next year to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Washington’s announcement last week of a US$11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, the largest to date, has sharpened frictions at a sensitive moment, making it less likely that Beijing will...

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3 w. ago Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package

Beijing has imposed sanctions against 20 US defence firms and their executives in response to Washington’s massive arms sales package to Taiwan last week. The deal, if approved by the US Congress, would mark the largest-ever American weapons package to Taiwan, valued at more than US$10 billion. It includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones. Beijing’s foreign ministry said the package “seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, interferes in...

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3 w. ago Developing | Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package

Developing | Beijing sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales package  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago Trump provokes China after unveiling plans for a massive $11B package of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

Trump provokes China after unveiling plans for a massive $11B package of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan  Milwaukee Independent

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4 w. ago China threatens 'forceful measures' over $11.1 billion US arms sales package to Taiwan

China threatens 'forceful measures' over $11.1 billion US arms sales package to Taiwan  France 24

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4 w. ago China threatens ‘forceful measures’ over US arms sales package to Taiwan

China threatens ‘forceful measures’ over US arms sales package to Taiwan  Arab News

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