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China's massed drills near Taiwan take aim at Washington audience Reuters 1 hour ago By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee © Reuters/Defense Ministry of Japan FILE PHOTO: Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this handout photo By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in recent weeks are meant to send a message to Washington to stand down and back off, security sources in Taipei say. The increased activity - which China,...

Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in recent weeks are meant to send a message to Washington to stand down and back off, security sources in Taipei say.

Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this photo taken by Japan Self-Defense Forces and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on April 4, 2021. Photo by Defense Ministry of Japan /Reuters Article content Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone in recent weeks are meant to send a message to Washington to stand down and back off, security sources in Taipei say. The increa...

news South China Sea: US-China rivalry leaves Whitsun Reef and the Philippines in deep and dangerous waters Illustration: Craig Stephens Far more important than who is right in the contretemps between China and the Philippines over Chinese boats massing at Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, is what the contest reveals about the political forces at work. What should have been a storm in a teacup has became dangerous because of the US-China struggle for dominance in the region. The United States is trying to contain China politically and militarily, and seeks allies to do so. China views thi...

Chinese Navy Harasses Boat Carrying Filipino Journalists: Report This incident is perhaps the first in which a Chinese navy vessel has harassed a civilian boat inside another nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone. April 09, 2021 Advertisement Chinese navy boats have reportedly harassed a team of Filipino journalists sailing on a boat in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are currently engaged in a stand-off over the presence of a large flotilla of Chinese vessels. A news team from the Philippines’ ABS-CBN claims that it was chased by two ...