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Last week, China said its troops were "on constant high alert" after two ships belonging to the United States and Canada sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The US Navy said the ships were the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and HMCS Ottawa, and that the transit "demonstrates the commitment of the United States and our allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific".

TAIPEI — Taiwan said Thursday (Sept 14) China had flown 68 warplanes and deployed 10 navy vessels into areas around the self-ruled island in one day.

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- The de facto U.S. envoy in Taiwan on Thursday lauded the strong defense sector partnership between the two sides as she attended a T

Taiwan said Thursday that China had flown 68 warplanes and deployed 10 navy vessels into areas around the self-ruled island in one day.

Taiwan said 35 Chinese warplanes were detected around the island on Wednesday, with some then flying to join the Shandong aircraft carrier for naval drills in the Western Pacific.Taiwan on Monday detected China's Shandong carrier -- one of two in Beijing's fleet -- around 60 nautical miles (111 kilometres) southeast of the island as it sailed into the Western Pacific.