President Tsai Ing-wen said everyone had seen the rise in cases in China, which views Taipei as its own territory and has ramped up military pressure to assert those claims.
Facing Chinese threat, Taiwan, previously shifting from conscript military to a volunteer-dominated force, plans to extend compulsory military service from four months to a year.
In this latest incursion, the jets briefly crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer. Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away the Chinese planes.
Chinese incursion Thursday included 21 fighters and four H-6 bombers, as well as early warning, antisubmarine and aerial refuelling aircraft, Taiwan’s defence ministry said.
China didn't put out a single narrative on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But there is no doubt that Beijing is uneasy about the Russian army’s dismal performance in Ukraine.
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.
Speaking at Communist Party Congress opening ceremony, Xi said China always 'respected' Taiwan and was committed to promoting economic and cultural exchanges between the 2 nations.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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