Taiwan Security Issues

Taipei showcased its new American missile launchers through numerous live-fire salvos in a drill this week that Taiwanese troops claimed demonstrated the system’s mobility and long-range strike capabilities. The Republic of China Army fired its recently procured M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems (HIMARS) on Wednesday as the main highlight of a series of drills designed to validate the island’s precision strike capabilities, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a news release. The Lockheed Martin-made missile systems rehearsed firing missions and rapid redeployment, with the HIMARS relocating to new firing positions within three minutes of launching, according to the ministry.

Taiwan Tests HIMARS Missiles on Island’s West Coast in Major Live-fire Drills - USNI News Taipei showcased its new American missile launchers through numerous live-fire salvos in a drill this week that Taiwanese troops claimed demonstrated the system’s mobility and long-range strike capabilities. The Republic of China Army fired its recently procured M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery...

China’s reported querying of foreign ships near Taiwan marks an escalation in Beijing’s maritime pressure campaign. By asking commercial vessels for route information and asserting jurisdiction, China appears to be testing whether coast guard activity can normalize administrative control around Taiwan without triggering a conventional military confrontation.

China Presses Taiwan by Querying Foreign Ships for First Time China turned to new tactics to press its claims in the waters east of Taiwan, sending maritime agency ships on a multi-day patrol that for the first time questioned foreign commercial boats in the area.

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