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Chinese military flights near Taiwan drop sharply, prompting questions

People’s Liberation Army aircraft activity around Taiwan fell sharply in early March 2026, breaking a pattern of frequent ...

Chinese military flights around Taiwan fall, Trump-Xi meeting may be factor

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no ...

Sharp drop in Chinese military aircraft near Taiwan raises questions

Taiwan has observed a significant drop in Chinese military aircraft near its airspace. For nine of the last ten days, no Chinese planes were detected. This unusual lull has experts speculating about ...
The Diplomat

China’s Military Threats Against Taiwan Scare the World – But Not Taiwanese People

The world looks at the PLA maneuvers and thinks of World War 3. Taiwanese, for the most part, think: “same old, same old.” ...
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The Chinese spy machine infiltrating Taiwan’s military

TAIPEI—Sgt. Lai Chung-yu had almost everything a Chinese spy recruiter could want in a Taiwanese asset. As a member of the military police battalion tasked with guarding the offices of the president ...
Reuters

Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills

China's drills involved rockets, warships, and aircraft near Taiwan Taiwan condemned drills as threat to regional security China's exercises follow announcement of US arms package for Taiwan ...
The Diplomat

PLA Sorties Around Taiwan: Fewer Aircraft, Higher Threat

Since then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in 2022, Beijing has repeatedly relied on large-scale military exercises as a means of political coercion and military intimidation against ...