https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3102990/tensions-rise-across-taiwan-strait-taipei-test-fires-missiles
Sep 25, 2020 - Test programme follows multiple PLA Air Force flights near self-ruled island over past nine days.
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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/japan-defies-china-missiles-already-on-yonaguni-electronic/
Dec 9, 2025 - Japan is reportedly planning to deploy an electronic warfare (EW) air defense unit near Taiwan that could further ignite tensions between Beijing and Tokyo....
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https://www.mundoamerica.com/news/2026/01/05/695b8341fc6c83cb3a8b458a.html
Lee's four-day trip is his first visit to China since taking office in June. It comes at a time of heightened tensions between China and Japan, after...
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https://www.capitalbay.news/china-taiwan-live-fire-exercise/
Dec 29, 2025 - Beijing launches "Justice Mission 2025" live-fire drills, escalating China Taiwan tensions after recent U.S. arms deals and regional friction.
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https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/02/china-military-drills-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us-says/
Jan 2, 2026 - Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to...
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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-challenges-china-vessel-northern-province-amid-taiwan-tensions-5770871
A Chinese research ship that serves as a base for submersible vessels was spotted around 35km off the coast of the northern Cagayan province.
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https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/04/south-korean-president-heads-to-china-hoping-to-sidestep-taiwan-tensions/
Jan 6, 2026 - South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung left for China on Sunday, eager to boost economic ties with Seoul's largest trading partner while keeping a lid...
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https://www.wionews.com/videos/south-korea-china-talks-president-lee-begins-china-visit-amid-taiwan-tensions-1767619259910
Jan 5, 2026 - South Korean President Lee has arrived in China for a high-level visit, aiming to strengthen diplomatic ties while carefully navigating Taiwan-related...
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https://www.thehindu.com/data/trade-defence-tensions-surge-in-japan-china-clash-over-taiwan/article70330485.ece
Relations between Japan and China have soured after Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that a Chinese assault on Taiwan could be deemed a...
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/asia-pacific/politics/south-koreas-lee-travels-to-china/
Lee is the first South Korean leader to visit Beijing in six years and his four-day trip comes less than a week after China carried out massive military drills...
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https://www.ibtimes.com/xi-jinping-vows-unstoppable-reunification-taiwan-tensions-surge-3794160
Jan 1, 2026 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged unstoppable reunification with Taiwan in his 2026 New Year message, invoking shared kinship.
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