Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Emergency Air Raid Alert Across Taiwan

The alert was sent to mobile phones across Taiwan  

BBC: China satellite launch triggers air raid alert in Taiwan ahead of election 

Taiwan issued an islandwide air raid alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace days before a crucial presidential election. 

Mobile phone users across the self-ruled island received a message warning them to "be aware for your safety". 

The "presidential alert" underlined jitters ahead of pivotal presidential and legislative elections on Saturday. 

China has long claimed Taiwan as part of its own territory and has been accused of interfering in the vote. 

The self-governing island of 23 million people, is a key flashpoint in the tussle between China and the US for supremacy in Asia. 

Analysts say the elections will shape the trajectory of ties between Beijing and Washington.

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Chinese Satellite Launch Triggers Emergency Air Raid Alert Across Taiwan

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying China launched a missile -- AP  

Chinese satellite launch triggers emergency alert across Taiwan -- The Guardian  

Nationwide alert issued after Chinese satellite detected over Taiwan -- DPA 

Surprise launch of Chinese satellite triggers missile attack alerts in Taiwan -- UPI  

Taiwan issues alert over China firing satellite over south of island -- Nikkei Asia  

Chinese satellite launch triggers alarm in Taiwan -- Al Jazeera

Chinese President Xi Sends Warning Over Taiwan

Experts believe that by raking the Taiwan unification issue during Mao’s birth anniversary, Xi has sought to elevate himself above the late leader. Photograph:(AFP) 

Reuters: Xi vows to prevent anyone 'splitting Taiwan from China' 

BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to resolutely prevent anyone from "splitting Taiwan from China in any way", the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. 

China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has ramped up military and political pressure to assert its sovereignty claims. 

Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 13 and how the island handles relations with China is a major point of contention on the campaign trail.  

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Chinese President Xi Sends Warning Over Taiwan 

Xi vows to prevent anyone 'splitting Taiwan from China in any way' -- France 24  

China’s Xi claims ‘reunification’ with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ as crucial election looms -- CNN  

Taiwan 'surely' will be unified with China, Xi says -- Nikkei Asia 

Xi vows to resolutely stop anyone from 'making Taiwan secede from China' -- Taiwan News 

Xi Jinping says China's 'complete reunification' with Taiwan will 'surely' happen -- New York Post  

Xi sends warning over Taiwan -- RT

Satellite Images Indicate China Is Upgrading Its Air Bases For War Over Taiwan

 

WNU Editor: China is also upgrading its submarine fleet .... China-Taiwan: Beijing's new attack submarine could change the game (The Telegraph).

Taiwan's President Says China Unlikely To Invade Due To Numerous Economic, Financial And Political Challenges

 

The Guardian: Taiwan president says China has too many problems to invade  

Tsai Ing-wen says economic, financial and political challenges overwhelm Xi Jinping’s government, with international pressure also a deterrent 

Taiwan’s president has said China is unlikely to attempt an invasion any time soon because it is “overwhelmed” by domestic problems. 

Tsai Ing-wen made the remarks in an interview at the New York Times Dealbook Summit. 

Beijing considers Taiwan to be a province of China, and has vowed to annex it under what it terms “reunification”. Xi has repeatedly said he hopes for a peaceful takeover, but has not ruled out the use of force. Taiwan’s government and population overwhelmingly reject the prospect of Chinese rule. 

Asked about Xi’s hopes for a “peaceful” unification, Tsai on Wednesday said she believed the Chinese leadership was “overwhelmed by its internal challenges”.  

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WNU Editor: I concur with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's analysis. Taiwan is very very important to Beijing. But there are currently bigger and more immediate issues on Beijing's plate that need to be addressed first. 

Taiwan's President Says China Unlikely To Invade Due To Numerous Economic, Financial And Political Challenges  

Taiwan’s President Says China Is Too ‘Overwhelmed’ to Invade -- Bloomberg  

Taiwan president: China too 'overwhelmed' to consider invasion -- Reuters  

Taiwan leader says China invasion unlikely for now -- AFP 

China risks take center stage at DealBook summit -- Axios News

Tsai says China unlikely to invade Taiwan amid internal struggles -- Taiwan News

China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan

 

DW: Taiwan reports over 100 Chinese warplanes near island 

The island's defense ministry said the number of Chinese military aircraft was a "recent high." 

The defense ministry in Taiwan on Monday called on China to halt "destructive, unilateral action" after reporting that 103 warplanes had been sent towards the island over a 24-hour period. 

According to the ministry, the planes were detected from 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, heading towards Taiwan and then turning back before reaching the island.  

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WNU Editor: This is a record .... PLA warplanes set new 24-hour record, destabilising security: Taiwan (SCMP). 

China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan  

China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high in activity the island calls harassment -- AP  

More than 100 Chinese warplanes and nine navy ships spotted around Taiwan -- France 24  

Taiwan’s defense ministry urges Beijing to stop ‘military harassment’ after 103 Chinese warplanes fly near island -- CNN  

Taiwan urges China to stop ‘destructive’ military activities as fighter jets cross median line -- The Guardian 

China Sends Record 103 Warplanes Near Taiwan Amid US Visits -- Bloomberg  

China flies more than 100 warplanes toward Taiwan in operation labeled harassment -- The Hill

China Flies 103 Military Planes Toward Taiwan -- The Diplomat

China Proposes A Plan To Boost Taiwan’s Access To Coastal Fujian

Taiwan's Kinmen is located adjacent to the Chinese city of Xiamen [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]  

Al Jazeera: China unveils ‘special’ measures to boost Taiwan’s access to coastal Fujian  

Beijing has proposed transforming Fujian province into a zone for integrated development with Taiwan. 

China will take a number of “special” policy measures to improve access for Taiwanese enterprises to Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese state planner has announced, under a long-term cross-strait integrated development plan. 

China will deepen the integrated development of the Chinese city of Xiamen and Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, including the acceleration of gas, electricity and transportation links between the two, said Cong Liang, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, on Thursday.  

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WNU Editor: I lived and worked in this part of China in the 1980s. This is an idea that China (and some in Taiwan) have been pushing for decades. 

Update: Taiwan is saying no .... Taiwan rejects China's integrated development plan as politicised cash grab (Reuters). 

China Proposes A Plan To Boost Taiwan’s Access To Coastal Fujian  

Fujian, Taiwan to enjoy closer bond as mainland unveils integration plan -- CGTN  

China unveils Taiwan economic ‘integration’ plan as warships conduct manoeuvres off coast -- The Guardian  

China offers Taiwan promises of economic opportunities while ramping up military drills near the island -- FOX News  

China unveils ‘blueprint’ for Taiwan integration while sending warships around the self-ruled island -- CNN

Taiwan Detects A Record Number Of Chinese Warplanes Near The Island

This undated handout photo released by the Taiwan Defense Ministry on September 13, 2023 shows Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong (L) while being monitored by a Taiwanese Keelung class warship at sea. Photograph:(AFP)  

DW: Taiwan records scores of Chinese warplanes near island 

The defense ministry in Taipei reported dozens of Chinese jets and 10 naval ships near Taiwan. 

Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Thursday said that it has detected 68 Chinese warplanes and 10 navy vessels around its shores in 24 hours. 

Earlier this week, Taiwan had cautioned that China was stepping up "gray zone" activities around the island. 

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WNU Editor: The Chinese military have definitely been busy around Taiwan .... Taiwan detects 84 Chinese warplanes and 33 warships near island in three days (WION). 

Taiwan Detects A Record Number Of Chinese Warplanes Near The Island  

68 Chinese Warplanes, 10 Vessels Detected Nearby Since Yesterday: Taiwan -- AFP  

Taiwan says 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels detected near island -- Al Jazeera  

Taiwan reports 40 Chinese military aircraft in its air defence zone -- Reuters  

China deploys over 40 planes to Taiwan Strait, is massing forces at coastal military bases, Taiwan warns -- FOX News  

Taiwan records approach of 68 Chinese aircraft, 10 ships -- TASS 

PLA’s latest drills near Taiwan could signal surprise attack strategy: analysts -- SCMP

China Conducts Exercises Practicing An Invasion Of Taiwan

The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command published the clip, which features a montage of soldiers storming beaches and driving tanks on dirt roads to a country-style Chinese ballad, on WeChat yesterday © Provided by Daily Mail  

Daily Mail: China rehearses invasion of Taiwan with troops storming 'sea defences' in chilling wargames - while Beijing and Russia stage joint naval exercises in the Pacific 

* The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command published the clip on WeChat yesterday 

* Eastern Theatre Command is division responsible for monitoring Taiwan Strait 

A division of China's People's Liberation Army that oversees the Taiwan Strait has released a video which appears to show its troops practising a coastal invasion of the self-governing island. 

The PLA's Eastern Theatre Command published the clip, which features a montage of soldiers storming beaches and driving tanks on dirt roads to a country-style Chinese ballad, on WeChat yesterday. 

Though the post did not directly mention Taiwan, the Eastern Theatre Command regularly conducts military drills in the Taiwan Strait.  

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WNU Editor: A lot of Chinese warplanes were also making the rounds around Taiwan this weekend .... Taiwan detects 42 warplanes in Chinese military drills (BBC). 

China Conducts Exercises Practicing An Invasion Of Taiwan  

China launches drills around Taiwan as a 'warning' after a top island official went to US -- AP  

China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP's US trip -- Reuters  

China launches drills around Taiwan in ‘serious warning’ to vice president’s US trip -- Independent

China Vows 'Forceful' Response To Weekend Trip By Taiwan Vice President William Lai To The United States

 

France 24: China vows 'forceful' response over Taiwan VP's USA visit 

 China on Sunday vowed "resolute and forceful measures" over a weekend trip by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States it said it was closely monitoring.  

Lai – the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential elections next year – is officially making only transit stops in the United States en route to and from Paraguay, where he will attend the inauguration of president-elect Santiago Pena. 

Taiwan is claimed by China, which has vowed to take the island democracy one day – by force, if necessary – and ramped up political and military pressure. 

"China is closely following the development of the situation and will take resolute and forceful measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," an unnamed spokesperson for the foreign ministry said in a statement published online. 

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China Vows 'Forceful' Response To Weekend Trip By Taiwan Vice President William Lai To The United States 

China condemns visit of 'troublemaker' Taiwan vice president to US -- Reuters 

Taiwan's Lai Ching-te makes New York City stopover despite Chinese threats -- Politico  

China expresses anger over Taiwan VP's visit to US -- DW  

China rebukes ‘separatist’ Taiwan VP for brief US visit: ‘troublemaker’ -- FOX News  

China vows ‘forceful measures’ as Taiwan’s William Lai arrives in US -- Al Jazeera

For The Second Time In A Week China Sends Ships And Fighter Jets Around Taiwan

 

Taiwan News: Taiwan tracks 33 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation 

Taiwan sent aircraft, naval ships, and used land-based missiles to monitor PLA activity TAIPEI

(Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 33 Chinese military aircraft and six naval ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Wednesday (Aug. 9) and 6 a.m. on Thursday (Aug. 10). 

Of the 33 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, six J-10 Chengdu combat jets and two Shenyang J-16 fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to the MND. 

Meanwhile, one Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane and one Shaanxi Y-9 plane flew into the southwest sector of the ADIZ. In response, Taiwan sent aircraft, naval ships, and used land-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity. 

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Update #1: China sends ships and fighter jets toward Taiwan in new show of force -- AP  

Update #2: Taiwan reports second large-scale China air force incursion this week -- Reuters  

WNU Editor: This is the "new normal" .... Since the Pelosi Visit, China Has Created a New Normal in the Taiwan Strait (The Diplomat).

Taiwan To Conduct ‘Doomsday Drills’ Giving A Glimpse On What War With China Will Look Like

People taking part in an air raid drill in Taipei City. Taipei City Government  

Daily Beast: Taiwan’s ‘Doomsday Drills’: A Chilling Glimpse of War With China  

The drill simulating a Chinese attack will include shelter orders and traffic stops, bringing cities to a near standstill in hopes of giving civilians the best shot at survival. 

From Monday through Thursday this week, Taiwan will be running a defense exercise simulating a Chinese air attack, preparing civilians for what to do if China invades. And from Monday through Friday, Taiwan will be running a live-fire exercise to test Taiwan’s combat readiness to respond to a Chinese invasion, according to the Ministry of National Defense. 

Civilians will be required to shelter in place when the defense drill is underway, according to CNA. In some locales, drivers out on the streets will be asked to stop their cars and evacuate them, as will passengers on public transportation, bringing cities to a near standstill, according to Taipei’s Department of Transportation. 

The entire drill is aimed at reducing casualties in the case of an attack from China, which has been growing increasingly aggressive towards Taiwan. Over the last few weeks, China has sent a record number of warships to waters surrounding Taiwan. According to American officials, the current U.S. government assessment is that Chinese President Xi Jinping is working to be prepared for conflict in either 2025 or 2027.  

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WNU Editor: It appears that this exercise is more about preparing the people of Taiwan on what they must do in the event of a Chinese invasion.

China Sends Dozens Of Warplanes Toward Taiwan

Taiwan News: China sends 37 military aircraft, 7 naval vessels around Taiwan  

Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon reconnaissance UAV took longest flight from southwest to east ADIZ and back T

AIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 37 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around the country between 6 a.m. on Friday (July 21) and 6 a.m. on Saturday (July 22). 

At 9 a.m. on Saturday, the MND said that 37 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military aircraft and seven People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels had been tracked around Taiwan. Of the detected aircraft, 22 crossed the median line or entered the southwest, south, southeast, and east sections of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).  

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China Sends Dozens Of Warplanes Toward Taiwan 

 China sends dozens of fighter jets, bombers toward Taiwan -- AP 

China sends dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan -- DW  

China sends 37 warplanes to Taiwan ahead of major military drills -- The Independent  

China sends 37 military aircraft toward Taiwan ahead of defensive drills -- UPI  

China Sends Dozens Of Warplanes Toward The Island, Taiwan Prepares For Anti-invasion -- Republic World

Taiwan Spots 16 Chinese Warships Around The Island

A giant TV screen at a Beijing shopping centre broadcasts news of PLA operations near Taiwan in August 2022. Photo: Reuters  

Global Times: PLA warship activities set new record around island of Taiwan 

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently ramped up warship activities around the island of Taiwan, breaking the record for the number of vessels deployed in its drills in the region. 

Analysts said Sunday that the recent intensive exercises demonstrate the PLA's capabilities in encircling the island, and likely featured amphibious landing training. 

The defense authority on the island of Taiwan said in a press release on Saturday that it detected 15 PLA aircraft and 16 PLA vessels operating around the island of Taiwan on Friday.  

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Update #1: Record 16 PLA warships sailed close to Taiwan in single day, island’s defence ministry says (SCMP) 

Update #2: Taiwan Says It Detected a Record 16 Chinese Warships Around Island (Antiwar.com)  

WNU Editor: It looks like China is practicing a naval blockade around Taiwan again.

China Says U.S. Sending Military Equipment To Taiwan Is Raising Tensions

Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)  

Reuters: China Says It Resolutely Opposes US Military Sales to Taiwan 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China resolutely opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and has lodged stern representations to Washington, China's defence ministry said on Wednesday. 

 "The United States has ignored China's core concerns, violently interfered in China's internal affairs and deliberately pushed up tensions in the Taiwan Strait," spokesperson Tan Kefei said in a statement. 

The U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of ammunition and logistics support to Taiwan in two separate deals valued at up to $440 million, the Pentagon said last week. 

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Update: China accuses the US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment (AP)  

Update #2: China decries US approval of potential arms sales to Taiwan (China Daily). 

WNU Editor: China is clearly not happy with these US arms sales to Taiwan.

Chairman Of The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Says China Has Yet To Decide Whether To Order Taiwan Unification By 2027

FILE - U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, Feb. 14, 2023. 

 VOA: Chinese Army Invasion of Taiwan Not a Given, US General Says 

WASHINGTON - There is still time to dissuade Beijing not to use force to reunify Taiwan with mainland China, according to America’s most senior military official. 

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said Friday that despite well-publicized plans calling for the Chinese military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, there is no indication Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a decision one way or the other. 

Speaking to an audience at the National Press Club in Washington, Milley said that gives the U.S. and other countries time to show Xi the use of force would be a bad idea. “You want to make sure that every single day, President Xi wakes up and says, 'Today is not that day,' and that that decision never comes,” he said.  

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Update #1: Xi Jinping has yet to decide whether to order Taiwan unification by 2027: top US military adviser -- SCMP  

Update #2: Xi undecided on whether to order military unification with Taiwan by 2027, top US official claims (The Independent)  

WNU Editor: Many in Taiwan have a different point of view .... China determined to annex Taiwan regardless of 2024 election results (Taiwan News).

Chinese Carrier Group Passed Through Taiwan Strait On Wednesday

FILE - A helicopter takes off from China's Shandong aircraft carrier over Pacific Ocean waters south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in this handout photo taken April 15, 2023, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan  

SCMP: China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait days after Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing 

* The transit follows the trip to China by the US Secretary of State, who failed to persuade his hosts to resume high-level military dialogue 

* Washington wants a channel of communications to reduce the risk of miscalculations in potential flashpoints such as the Taiwan Strait 

The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, just two days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a fence-mending visit to China. 

While both sides described his talks with senior officials - including President Xi Jinping - as constructive, Blinken failed to persuade his Chinese hosts to agree to resume high-level military dialogue between the two countries. 

The US has been pushing for a channel of communication between senior commanders to help reduce the risk of miscalculations and misunderstandings amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait. 

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Chinese Carrier Group Passed Through Taiwan Strait On Wednesday  

Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Strait -- VOA/Reuters  

Chinese air carrier group sails through Taiwan Strait -- DW  

Chinese aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait -- UPI  

Chinese Carrier Group Passes Through Taiwan Strait -- AFP  

China's Shandong carrier detected southwest of Taiwan -- Taiwan News

Did China Deliberately Disrupt A Radio Call Between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen And The Island's Air Force

SCMP: Coincidence or deliberate interception? PLA cuts into Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s radio call with air force officer 

* A PLA warning was played as the island's leader was making a radio call to a captain stationed in the southern city of Kaohsiung 

* Taiwan says the mainland military had not hacked into her radio channel, but security specialists call for an investigation in case plans are being leaked to the PLA The People's Liberation Army disrupted a radio call between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the island's air force, sparking a discussion about secure communications. 

Tsai was visiting southern Taiwan on Friday to boost morale among service personnel ahead of next week's Dragon Boat Festival and spoke to two female officers stationed at an air defence and missile command centre in Kaohsiung.

In a video clip broadcast by local media, Tsai was seen radioing an air force captain, saying "Hotel Delta, this is the president", before a PLA warning was heard in the background. 

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WNU Editor: Taiwan says no. But this incident does make one wonder if this observation from the above SCMP post is true .... 

 .... "If the PLA is able to easily get hold of what the president, the defence minister and the chief of general staff are going to do, it means the Chinese communists' infiltration into Taiwan is very serious."

Taiwan Says 37 Chinese Warplanes Entered Its Air Defence Zone

 

The Guardian/Reuters: Taiwan says 37 Chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone  

Dozens of Chinese fighters and bombers entered patrol area, says Taipei, in latest incursion by military 

Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing’s latest mass air incursion. 

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan’s territorial airspace. 

Taiwan’s defence ministry said that starting from 5am it had detected 37 Chinese air force planes, including J-11 and J-16 fighters as well as nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, flying into the south-western corner of its air defence identification zone, or ADIZ. The ADIZ is a broader area Taiwan monitors and patrols to give its forces more time to respond to threats.  

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Taiwan Says 37 Chinese Warplanes Entered Its Air Defence Zone  

Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese air defense area — Taipei -- DW  

Dozens of Chinese aircraft enter Taiwan air defense zone -- UPI  

China's J-11, J-16 jets, H-6 Bombers enter Taiwan skies as Russia extends drills -- Hindustan Times  

More than 30 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan's air defence zone -- First Post 

Taiwan on high alert as 37 Chinese military planes fly over island, sparking war fears -- Daily Express  

Taiwan detects 37 Chinese military aircraft on Thursday morning -- Taiwan News

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Straits After US Missile Delivery To Taiwan

Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sails in Pacific Ocean waters, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Okinawa prefecture, Japan, April 5, 2023. (Reuters Photo) 

AFP: Chinese aircraft carrier, 2 other ships pass through Taiwan Strait  

The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. 

China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as its territory, and has vowed to take it one day – by force if necessary. Since Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen – who rejects that the island is part of China – was elected in 2016, Beijing has ramped up air and sea incursions around the island.  

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan Straits After US Missile Delivery To Taiwan  

PLA Navy aircraft carrier Shandong transits Taiwan Straits after US missile delivery to Taiwan island -- Global Times  

Taiwan says Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait as Beijing keeps up pressure on island -- AP  

Taiwan reports Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through strait -- Reuters  

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through strait -- DW

Poll: 55% Of Mainland Chinese Back A Full-Scale War To Take Control Of Taiwan

SCMP: Just over half of mainland Chinese people back full-scale war to take control of Taiwan, poll finds 

Just over half of mainland Chinese support a full-scale war to take control of Taiwan, according to a new survey that offers a rare insight into public opinion as Beijing takes an increasingly assertive stance towards the island. 

The survey of 1,824 people found mixed public attitudes, with 55 per cent in favour of "launching a unification war to take back Taiwan entirely", with a third opposing it and the remainder saying they were unsure.  

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Update: Chinese public not so keen on unification: poll (Taipei Times)  

WNU Editor: I expected a higher poll number in favour of war. This tells me that Taiwan is not the priority for most Chinese right now. Their focus is on the economy.