Social media accounts and media signal end to exercises staged as ‘punishment’ for ‘Taiwan separatists’.
No sign of live fire as mainland military forces conduct sea assault and land strike manoeuvres.
Call for preserving status quo goes out after Beijing launches exercises surrounding self-governed island following William Lai’s inauguration speech.
PLA exercise was planned before William Lai’s inauguration and calibrated to ‘signal displeasure, but hopefully not escalate’, says analyst.
PLA army, navy, air force and rocket forces are spending two days in the Taiwan Strait ‘testing joint combat capabilities’ by blockading the island.
Defence chief Grant Shapps tells military conference US and British intelligence have proof ‘Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine’.
US and Taiwanese forces hold rare joint drills in move experts say is sign Washington is trying to assert its support for island’s defence without dealing major blow to relations with mainland China.
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier.
Ely Ratner, US Defence Department’s chief for Indo-Pacific security, expresses “serious concern” in video link with Major General Li Bin of China’s Central Military Commission.
A Chinese think tank calls for a strong response, ‘countermeasures’ after the Balikatan exercise sent an ‘increasingly dangerous’ signal on Taiwan.
The project is inspired by Ukraine’s ‘swarming wolf packs’ which have decimated Russia’s Black Sea fleet but state broadcaster CCTV insists it could not happen to the PLA.
Announcement from the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command comes a day after the end of annual US-Philippine Balikatan drills in the area.
AI-controlled F-16s seen as likely to give the US an edge with their better manoeuvrability, though observers say it might be years before they appear in combat.
Weapons sales, security cooperation ‘destined to increase’, experts say, as China opens ‘new chapter’ in Serbian ties.
Bilateral army drills in the Gobi Desert are a first between the two neighbours.
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The ‘routine’ operation on Wednesday passed without incident but comes as independence-leaning Lai heads to May 20 presidential inauguration.
The 25th anniversary of the ‘humiliating’ air strike is marked with a promise from Xi Jinping that it will never be forgotten.
The country’s most advanced aircraft carrier achieves ‘expected results’ in eight-day test of its power and electrical systems, Xinhua reports.
Foreign ministry says PLA aircraft warned off an Australian helicopter that was ‘disrupting’ a Chinese exercise.
South Korea’s durable K9 howitzers have attracted interest from Hanoi as it seeks to diversify from Russian arms.