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Air raid drills across Taiwan

Taiwan holds citywide air raid drills amid rising cross-strait tensions

Air raid sirens wailed across Taipei on Thursday as large-scale drills were carried out as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises designed to strengthen Taiwan's preparedness in the face of mounting tensions with China.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Air raid drills across Taiwan as island practices for a war with China it hopes will never come

This year’s drills are ten days, twice as long as before. The timing is no accident. Tensions with Beijing remain high. While polls suggest most Taiwanese don’t believe an invasion is imminent, the government is preparing with focus and urgency.

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Taiwan extends drills to show China — and Trump — it’s ready to fight

This year’s military exercises, unprecedented in length and scale, are designed to prepare people for the prospect of Chinese troops storming Taiwan’s shores.

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Japan calls axis of China, Russia, North Korea the 'gravest threat' to global order since WWII

Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...

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Sirens and evacuations in Taipei as Taiwan conducts 'urban resilience' drills

As tensions with China rise, Taiwan is staging its latest round of large urban resilience and war game exercises, designed to prepare its civilians for war.

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China, Taiwan tensions spark debate inside Biden admin as ... - CNN

Tensions have risen sharply in the region recently, however, and administration officials were caught off guard when China’s air force dramatically ramped up its incursions into Taiwan’s air ...

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China and India's Top Officials Meet Amid Tensions Over Pakistan, Border

While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional ...

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Taiwan is driving China-U.S. tensions. Meet the person right in the ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan the "most important" and "most sensitive" issue driving U.S.-China tensions. Sandra Oudkirk is trying to navigate that tricky terrain.

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Taiwan says tension with China is the worst it's been in 40 years

Taiwan’s defense minister said Wednesday that military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, just days after a record number of Chinese military planes entered Taiwan's ...

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What to know about the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan

What to know about the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan. There has been increasing "gray-zone" conflict across the strait. By Karson Yiu. October 17, 2021, 11:07 AM. 0:54.

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The China Taiwan Tension Explained, And What Could Happen Next

The harsh crackdown on protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989 damaged China’s international standing and had a political effect on Taiwan. The pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ...

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China-Taiwan tensions rise as Chinese aircraft enter Taiwan's air ... - NPR

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity ...

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Taiwan Deploys HIMARS, Patriot, Stinger Weapons in China Invasion Exercise

The 41st Han Kuang exercise is taking place against a backdrop of heightened tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its ...

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