Asia-Pacific
Taiwan Coast Guard and China Coast Guard 2503 trade messages by radio inside Taiwan’s EEZ
Taiwan's Coast Guard says the Chinese vessel 2503 claimed a 'law enforcement patrol' about 40 nautical miles south-east of Lanyu,…
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Asia-Pacific
Japan scrambles fighters two days in a row as Chinese drones fly between Yonaguni and Taiwan
Japan’s Joint Staff recorded four drone flights on November 11 and 12 through the corridor between Yonaguni and Taiwan, including…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: 30 Chinese aircraft sorties in 24 hours ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting – Taipei speaks of “silent intimidation”
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense recorded 30 Chinese military aircraft sorties in the 24 hours to 06:00 on November 13,…
Asia-Pacific
G7 foreign ministers call China’s activity east of Taiwan a threat to stability, as Xi says “reunification” must happen
The G7 declaration after the Paris meeting describes China’s increasingly assertive activities in the waters east of Taiwan as a…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: China holds “area denial” drills in the Western Pacific with the Liaoning – Defence Minister Koo’s reply and what the G7 said
Taiwan’s defence minister Wellington Koo confirmed on November 10 that China is conducting “area denial” drills with the Liaoning carrier…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: head of the People’s Communist Party detained over money from Beijing – the voter trips to China
Prosecutors say Lin Te-wang ran in local elections with instructions and money from Beijing. A Tainan court ordered him held…
Asia-Pacific
China: Xi Jinping’s purge has “emptied” the PLA leadership – the 16 generals of the plenum and the admiral who kept his post
A US maritime review concludes Xi Jinping’s military purge has run its course because few senior officers are left to…
Asia-Pacific
Japan gives the Philippines a coastal radar system and surveillance drones – the first complete defence system under the OSA programme
Japan will deliver a coastal radar to the Philippine Navy and surveillance drones to its Air Force, worth 4.3 billion…
Asia-Pacific
Leaked document: Iran controls terminals and storage tanks in Chinese ports to move sanctioned oil – sources
Iran International reports a confidential letter saying Tehran secured terminals, piers and long-term tank leases in Chinese ports to sell…
Air Force
Taiwan: 11 sorties by Chinese aircraft and 10 warships around the island – how many crossed the median line
Taiwan’s defence ministry detected 11 Chinese military aircraft sorties, 10 PLA Navy ships and three official vessels in the 24…
Asia-Pacific
US sanctions two Chinese state companies over military equipment for Cuba – Beijing’s response
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced measures against eight entities and two individuals over Cuba, including two Chinese state companies…
Air Force
India: altitude record for the heavy Il-76MD transport at an air base near the Chinese border
The Indian Air Force says an Il-76MD landed at Nyoma in eastern Ladakh at 13,629 feet (about 4,154 m), the…