Chinese military drills

China Again Seeks to Intimidate Taiwan with Drills, Taiwan Scarcely Blinks

Brian Hioe
China has again set records with drills directed at Taiwan, carrying out “strike drills” around Taiwan in the past week. This is in response to US president Joe Biden signing the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law. Part of the provisions of the law authorized 12 billion USD in loans for Taiwan to purchase arms across six years, between 2023 and 2027, with 2 billion USD per year...
Cross StraitDecember 2022EnglishInternational6 min read

Why Does China Hope to Accomplish Through Deploying Fighter Planes in the Taiwan Straits?

Brian Hioe
Two Chinese J-11 fighter aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Straits at 11 AM yesterday morning, provoking strong reactions from within Taiwan and prompting the Taiwanese air force to mobilize five fighter planes in response. The incident was a break from precedent, seeing as while Chinese regularly fields planes in the Taiwan Straits, they do not usually cross the median line of the Taiwan Straits...
April 2019Cross StraitEnglishInternational6 min read