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The head of the United States Navy recently warned of the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2024. Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, said that the U.S had to consider that China could take action against Taiwan much sooner then expected. He made these comments while speaking to the Atlantic Council, an American security and...

United States President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to approve an estimated $1.1 billion arms sales to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, according to Politico. The package, still in early stages, reportedly includes 60 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles for $355 million, 100 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical air-to-air missiles...

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has reported that 21 Chinese PLA aircraft entered its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on August 2, 2022, which comes as United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan. It was not specified what time the incursions happened, so it is unclear if it was before, during or after Pelosi landed. The aircraft involved...

30 minutes ago, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense announced that 22 land based aircraft of the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force violated the Air Defense Identification Zone, prom-prompting Taiwanese air defenses to activate and combat air patrol (CAP) interceptors being scrambled. Two days ago we reported that 29 PLAAF aircraft violated the ADIZ, the largest incursion since May 30th. This...

Authorities say the shooter who killed a doctor and injured five others at a California Taiwanese church over the weekend was a U.S. citizen who was born in China who hated Taiwan. Continuing to add that the man drove from Las Vegas armed with guns, including two handguns, chains and numerous Molotov cocktails. He had chained the doors of...