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Taiwan monitors PLA aircraft and PLAN vessels near ADIZ amid tensions

Beijing News 13 Oct 2024
The Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan has reported the detection of 11 PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels, and 1 official Chinese ship operating near Taiwan as of 6 am today ... in areas close to Taiwan.
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Taiwan on alert as China aircraft carrier group detected

Korea Times 13 Oct 2024
China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years, sending in warplanes and other military aircraft while Chinese ships maintain a near-constant presence around its waters ... Taiwan and U.S.
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Taiwan says on 'alert' as China aircraft carrier detected to its south

The Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Oct 2024
China has ramped up military activity around Taiwan in recent years, sending in warplanes and other military aircraft while Chinese ships ...
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Richard D. Fisher, Jr On Taiwan: China’s Assault On The Undersea Balance Of Power

Taipei Times 13 Oct 2024
At a major US-Taiwan defense conference in 2001, a German submarine engineer checking up on the new George W ... Taiwan should also invest in advanced sea-bed sensor networks to better prosecute PLAN undersea threats.
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Taiwan reports increased Chinese military activity near its territory

Beijing News 12 Oct 2024
Taipei [Taiwan], October 12 (ANI). Taiwan's Ministry of ... In response to China's activity, Taiwan sent aircraft, and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor Beijing's action.
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Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

Santa Cruz Sentinel 12 Oct 2024
They’re the detritus of commercial shipping containers lost in the open ocean ... The ship’s captain informed the U.S ... For example, not included in the 2023 tally were 1,300 containers from the cargo ship Angel, which sank near Taiwan’s Kaohsiung port.
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Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire

Business Insider 12 Oct 2024
A conflict in the South China Sea — a critical trade route to carry one-third of global shipping — could result in a 10-33% loss in GDP for Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the ...
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Blinken warns China against provocations toward Taiwan

Beijing News 11 Oct 2024
Taiwan president rejects China's claim over Taiwan in National Day speech ... Between Wednesday and Thursday, Taiwan also detected 27 Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels, and five official ships ... provides defense equipment to Taiwan.
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Beijing using lawfare to weaken Taipei, source says

Taipei Times 11 Oct 2024
“In response to the improvement of China’s naval strength, Taiwan would of course adopt new measures, including anti-ship missiles and anti-blockade equipment installed 200km offshore,” Su said.
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Taiwan Detects 20 Chinese Military Aircraft, 10 Naval Vessels Near Its Territory

Zeenews 11 Oct 2024
Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity ... .
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A Navy first: USS Chosin tests resupplying rapid-fire launch system at sea

Stars and Stripes 11 Oct 2024
The rearming mechanism uses a crane that can lift and rotate 25-foot missile canisters vertically, then lowers the explosives into the launchers, which are small openings in the ship deck.
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Pickleball travel destinations to dink away from home

Sun Sentinel 11 Oct 2024
Nowhere is the growth of pickleball more evident than on cruise ships ... Exploring Taiwan’s hot springs ... In 2022, installed a dedicated pickleball court on the Carnival Conquest ship.
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Taiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against a background of Chinese threats

Stars and Stripes 10 Oct 2024
Maintaining its military pressure on Taiwan, China’s People’s Liberation Army sent 15 planes across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, prompting Taiwan to scramble jets, dispatch ships and activate missile systems.
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China has ’no right to represent Taiwan,’ Lai says

Taipei Times 10 Oct 2024
In the 24 hours ending at 6am yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense reported 27 Chinese People’s Liberation Army aircraft, nine naval vessels and five official ships operating around Taiwan.
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Taiwan celebrates its National Day holiday against background of Chinese threats

Beaumont Enterprise 10 Oct 2024
Maintaining its military pressure on Taiwan, China's People's Liberation Army sent 15 planes across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, prompting Taiwan to scramble jets, dispatch ships and activate missile systems.
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