China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How.
China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try ...
Defense News23d
The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep
This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze ...
USNI News6d
Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, ...
Stars and Stripes10d
Japan eyes expanding military base near Taiwan amid defense buildup
Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Bridge-forming barges could speed up a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, experts say
China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role ...
Newsday26d
Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
Yonaguni is only 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, around which China has bolstered military activity. Worried about a conflict, Japan has made a “southwestern shift” in its military ...
The Star20d
Japan on high alert as China ramps up activities near Taiwan
the area in question has overlapping claims by Japan, China and Taiwan. Thus, China argues that structures – especially for scientific research – are “reasonable and legal”. Yet ...
The Straits Times20d
Buoys, drones, warships: Japan on high alert as China ramps up activities near Taiwan
the area in question has overlapping claims by Japan, China and Taiwan. Thus, China argues that structures – especially for scientific research – are “reasonable and legal”. Yet ...