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It is still dwarfed by China, which has the largest armed forces in the world by active duty military personnel, with over two million active soldiers and 510,000 in reserve.
The series was announced at a press conference on July 23, 2024, with the first trailer released on the same day. [10] Preparation for the series began in December 2022, inspired by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and the Chinese military exercises around Taiwan conducted in protest of Nancy Pelosi's 2022 Taiwanese state visit. [11]
With 2027 fast approaching — the date Chinese leader Xi Jinping has set for a potential attack on Taiwan — Taipei is bracing for an encounter, whatever that might look like.
Most Taiwanese believe China is unlikely to invade in the coming five years but do see Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island, a poll by Taiwan's top military think tank showed on ...
An T-BE5A Brave Eagle training aircraft of the Republic of China Air Force crashes off the coast of Taitung. The pilot is rescued. [10] Acting Taiwan People's Party chair Huang Kuo-chang is elected in an internal by-election to lead the party and fill out the unexpired term of his predecessor, Ko Wen-je, until 2026. [11]
Taiwan and China are also deeply economically intertwined. Last year, 35% of the island’s exports went to the Chinese mainland, most of which were integrated circuits, solar cells and electronic ...
The US Navy has outlined a seven-target plan to boost its readiness for war by 2027, with its eye on China as Beijing ramps up its own military strength and the possibility of a Taiwan invasion looms.
July 2 – The Taiwanese fishing vessel Tachinman 88 is intercepted and boarded by the China Coast Guard off Kinmen and taken along with its crew to Fujian Province in mainland China. [22] July 11 – Taiwan reports that 66 Chinese military aircraft operated around Taiwanese airspace in a 24-hour period, marking the highest single-day number in ...