Taiwan strait articles
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Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs
End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calmTaiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.Before Blinken’s three-day visit to China, US officials had pointed to a period of relative calm in...
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No OFWs injured in Taiwan quakes
No overseas Filipino workers were injured in the series of earthquakes that shook Taiwan early yesterday morning, the Department of Migrant Workers said.
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Cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan
A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude