U.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan after naval drill

The United States on Wednesday urged Beijing to end its “military pressure against Taiwan” after China claimed to have conducted naval exercises with an Indonesian warship in waters east of Taiwan.According to the Eastern Theater Command of China’s military, its naval vessel Honghe and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I

Chinese state media have released footage of a joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan.

By Ben Blanchard and Yi-Chin Lee TAIPEI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan's armed forces carried out an anti-blockade drill during annual war games, using the navy and coast guard to simulate escorting a merchant ship, the defence ministry said on Thursday, as China steps up its maritime pressure. Taiwan, which China views as

Taiwan's armed forces carried out an anti-blockade drill during annual war games, using the navy and coast guard to simulate escorting a merchant ship, the Defense Ministry ‌said Thursday, as China steps up its maritime pressure. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has long been concerned that Beijing could

Taiwan holds anti-blockade naval drill during war games as China steps up maritime pressure  Reuters

Taipei says it is seeking clarification from Indonesia after China's defence ministry announced the planned naval drill.

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.

China’s navy will conduct a joint drill with Indonesia to the east of Taiwan, the latest assertion of sovereignty by Beijing in the waters that have become increasingly fraught with tensions.

One Casualty of Taiwan’s War Drills: A Slower Internet  wsj.com