In a conflict, Taipei’s fate would become quickly intertwined with the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 112. The standoff across the Taiwan Strait began during the Chinese Civil War, which pitted the fledgling Communists and the ruling ...

China kicked off a second day of live-fire drills around Taiwan this week, aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island’s key ports.

Military tensions across the Taiwan Strait remain high, with both China and Taiwan conducting war games in recent days in preparation for a potential armed conflict. The Chinese military claimed that ...

China is holding military drills around Taiwan simulating the seizure and blockade of the island's key areas, as a warning against "separatist forces". The army, navy, air force and rocket force have ...

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait are growing. Even before Taiwan elected William Lai as its president, in January 2024, China voiced strong opposition to him, calling him a “separatist” and an ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China said on Sunday it has opened a third extension of the M503 flight route, which is just west of an unofficial dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, with Taipei protesting this ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan between late Thursday and early Friday, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides the sides, an ...

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