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A new graphic from Taiwan’s CNA showing the maritime deployments and rocket launches from Dec. 30th of the PLA’s “Justice Mission - 2025” military exercise. focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/…
A graphic from Taiwan’s CNA showing the areas where the PLA’s most high-profile military exercises around Taiwan in recent years have taken place. focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/…
“Due to the proximity of Kinmen County and Xiamen, China's territorial waters encompass all of Kinmen, leaving Taiwan with a compromise measure whereby it demarcates "prohibited" and "restricted" waters around the Kinmen Islands that extend 1,500 meters to 10,000 meters from…
“The vessels [that] entered into Taiwan's restricted waters south of Kinmen's Zhaishan area” were PLA “supply ships with hull numbers "KD161" and "KD162," built with the structural integrity of landing crafts.”
“As for the PLA's planned drills around Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu and Dongyin, …[the MND] said so far no PLA warships have been detected near these areas. The Chinese side has continued to dispatch coast guard vessels to operate there, a practice that started before…
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) “said it decided to send out a nationwide alert message [on Tuesday] after a rocket carrying a satellite launched from China diverged from its anticipated flight path in the direction of Taiwan.” focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/…
“[D]uring the 24-hour period from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday”, a Chinese “PLA Air Force BZK-005 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)” “was found circling Taiwan proper”, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/…
Taiwan’s MND has stated that some PLA aircraft recently “deviated from the usual flight paths” taken by the PLA near Taiwan. Two drones (a TB-001 & a BZK-005) were “among the Chinese aircraft that took unusual paths.” focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/…
“Unlike in previous years, the drills…[were] expanded to include an administrative sector of Taipei City, New Taipei City, Yilan County, Keelung City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, and Hsinchu County, where even stricter measures…[were] enforced. In those areas, drivers…
