Indonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan was routine

Indonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan was routine  Reuters

The People’s Liberation Army would conduct joint naval training with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan, Beijing’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday. Scheduled for mid-August, the drill will feature the Chinese navy’s Type 054A frigate Honghe and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai, focusing on commu

Taipei says Beijing was trying to create a false impression that it controls waters east of Taiwan, where the drills were conducted.

Rare joint exercises raise concerns over Beijing’s more assertive conduct in disputed waters

TAIPEI, Aug 12 — Taiwan has condemned China’s plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia this month off the de...

The mid-August drill at an unspecified location east of Taiwan would be a 'navigation exercise' with an Indonesian navy ship, a highly unusual move given China does not generally hold exercises with foreign militaries near Taiwan

A crewman in his late 40s was transferred from a fishing vessel to HMNZS Taupo before being winched aboard a rescue helicopter and flown to hospital.

The waters east of Taiwan sit within a strategically integrated maritime space stretching from Northeast Asia, through Micronesia and Melanesia, to Polynesia.

Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion.

President William Lai sped off in an armoured vehicle as part of 10 days of military drills in Taiwan

Taiwan President William Lai was seen being guided into an armoured vehicle.