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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Photo of a taiwan navy sailor under the national flag on a warship stern
Navy

Chinese Warplanes Buzz Line Dividing Taiwan Strait

Tensions rise ahead of Nancy Pelosi’s trip after a US Aircraft Carrier group positioned itself east of Taiwan and several Chinese warplanes flew close to

August 2, 2022
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
Nancy Pelosi with American Flags
News

Pelosi Trip Could Escalate Tensions In The Taiwan Strait 

China has threatened to take “strong measures” if Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan and US security experts

July 23, 2022
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
US NAvy Aircraft Carrier Strike Group
Navy

Chinese Military Says U.S. Plane In Taiwan Strait Endangered Peace

SHANGHAI, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday that the recent fly through of a U.S. maritime plane through the Taiwan

June 25, 2022
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Monday, June 20, 2022
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd and legend-class U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Munro conduct Taiwan Strait transits
Maritime Security

US Rejects China’s Claims Over Taiwan Strait As Concerns Grow

By Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –Biden administration officials have decided to reject a vague new assertion by China that the

June 20, 2022
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
A U.S. Navy sailor looks through binoculars on the bridge as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, August 18, 2020.
Defense

Taipei Says Taiwan Strait is an International Waterway in Rebuff to China

TAIPEI, June 14 (Reuters) – The Taiwan Strait is an international waterway and Taiwan’s government supports U.S. warships transiting it,

June 14, 2022
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Sunday, June 12, 2022
china new destroyer Nanchang photo credit REUTERS/Jason Lee
Maritime Security

China Alarms US With Private Warnings To Avoid Taiwan Strait

By Peter Martin Jun 12, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t

June 12, 2022
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
CNO Admiral Mike Gilday Wearing Camo
Navy

Taiwan Must Spend More On Maritime Defense, Says Top US Navy Admiral

By Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg) Taiwan must gird itself against potential Chinese aggression through military deterrence that includes acquiring the right

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 1674

Friday, April 8, 2022
Kyoto 2 ship sinking
Lifesaving Incidents

Two Bodies Found After Ship Goes Missing Near Taiwan

By Fabian Hamacher and Hyonhee Shin (Reuters)  Taiwan has recovered two bodies after a ship carrying six South Koreans went missing in the Taiwan

April 8, 2022
Total Views: 4399

evergreen shipping container
Navy

Is Taiwan’s Evergreen Helping To Finance China’s Naval Expansion?

A new report says that commercial shipbuilding efforts by prominent companies – including Carnival Cruise Lines, CMA CGM, and Taiwan’s Evergreen

April 8, 2022
Total Views: 3822

Monday, February 28, 2022
Photo of a taiwan navy sailor under the national flag on a warship stern
Navy

Biden Sends Navy Admiral To Taiwan

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will send a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 2279

Saturday, February 26, 2022
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). U.S. Navy File Photo
Navy

China Calls U.S. Warship Sailing In Taiwan Strait A “Provocative Act”

TAIPEI, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Saturday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine

February 26, 2022
Total Views: 6507

Monday, January 17, 2022
Taiwan Navy Seal training
Interesting

A Look Inside Taiwan’s Brutal ARP Navy Frogman Program

By Ann Wang (Reuters) A chill wind whips across the Taiwan Strait as a small group of Taiwanese marines stands shivering on a remote dock in the early hours

January 17, 2022
Total Views: 5157

Saturday, December 4, 2021
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Maritime Security Incidents

Lithuania’s Goods Barred From Entering Chinese Ports

By Milda Seputyte (Bloomberg) –Lithuania’s dispute with China escalated after local media reported that goods from some of its companies were

December 4, 2021
Total Views: 3067

Monday, November 29, 2021
Navy

As China Menaces Taiwan, The Island’s Friends Aid Its Secretive Submarine Project

By Mari Saito (Reuters) – For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat –

November 29, 2021
Total Views: 38322

Sunday, October 17, 2021
Navy

U.S. And Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait To The Anger Of Beijing

TAIPEI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time

October 17, 2021
Total Views: 3621

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Navy

Taiwan Doubles Down On Anti-Ship Weapons

By Yimou Lee (Reuters) – Taiwan’s extra military spending of T$240 billion ($8.6 billion) over the next five years will go mostly toward naval

October 5, 2021
Total Views: 1787

Friday, August 27, 2021
USCG

U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Taiwan Strait After Chinese Assault Drills

(Reuters) – A U.S. warship and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the latest in what Washington calls routine

August 27, 2021
Total Views: 3951

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Defense

China Targets Taiwan With Carrier Battlegroup Drills

SHANGHAI, April 6 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China’s navy said

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 3544

Friday, February 5, 2021
Taiwanese coast guard looks at a sand-dredging ship with Chinese flag in the waters off the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands
Shipping

China’s Latest Weapon Against Taiwan: The Sand Dredger

By Yimou Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the

February 5, 2021
Total Views: 19087

Friday, December 18, 2020
shipping-containers-konrad
News

Booming Taiwan Begs Shippers Not To Jack Up Prices Amid Massive Box Shortage

by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has urged shipping companies not to unfairly push up their prices amid a global squeeze

December 18, 2020
Total Views: 2221