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The military exercises come after Chinese coast guard vessels fired water canons at Filipino boats. They also put up floating barriers to prevent Filipino boats from entering waters a disputed shoal. Some of the recent stand offs have ended in collision. The Philippines’ military chief said the joint drill with Washington sends a message to […]

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is conducting an emergency evacuation drill for the Orange Line subway train north of Malden Center Station at 10 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. The drill is a learning exercise that will include a scenario in which a subway train derails and passengers are hurt.

Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Friday that China’s recent military maneuvers around the island have been “abnormal” after Beijing sent a record-high 103 warplanes towards Taiwan this week. In a recent update, Taiwan’s military said that it spotted 32 Chinese warplanes and seven vessels near the island on Sept. 21, with 24 planes spotted […]

A joint naval exercise is happening in the South China Sea. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations kicked off its first joint maritime drill early Tuesday. All members are participating in the drill which are largely aimed at countering China’s maritime threat. Though the body’s main focus is on economic development.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday that Russia is in talks with North Korea for possible joint military drills as the two nations seek to bolster their military cooperation and arms trade. It comes after South Korea’s spy agency claimed that Mr. Shoigu had likely proposed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to […]

A total of 42 Chinese warplanes and eight naval vessels were spotted around Taiwan on Aug. 19, just a day after Taiwanese vice president William Lai Ching-te returned from a sensitive trip to the United States. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry detected 42 PLA (People’s Liberation Army) aircraft, of which 26 crossed the median line of the […]

According to China’s defense ministry, one of America’s closest Middle East allies has agreed to hold its first-ever military drill with China this month. The United Arab Emirates or UAE is known for its rich oil resources. Its troops have served alongside U.S. Soldiers six times. Its military is also equipped with some of the […]

Sirens sounded on the streets of Taiwan Monday, as troops kicked off the week with an annual air-raid exercise. In cities across northern Taiwan, citizens were asked to stay indoors for thirty minutes during the drill, called Wan An—translated as everlasting peace. The drill aims to prepare civilians for natural disasters and serves as a […]

A live-fire exercise in southern Taiwan continues. Soldiers are training to fire Stinger missiles and operate the Avenger air defense missile system. Artillery trainees were seen shooting down aerial targets during the drill. The exercise was held at a strategic location for monitoring Chinese military activity. It’s also a potential landing site in the event […]

Beijing appears to be keeping an eye on a certain naval exercise involving the U.S., Japan, France, and Canada. The U.S. began the drill in the Philippine Sea on Friday with two carrier strike groups jointly operating for the first time since June 2020. Meanwhile, Chinese media reported that an intel-gathering aircraft flew over Pacific […]

Missiles are soaring at the Philippines’ largest military base. The Philippines and U.S. soldiers are holding live-fire drills this week. The exercise is happening amid mounting tensions with Beijing over the South China Sea. The commanding general of the Philippine army says the drill falls in line with presidential orders. The drill is part of […]

On Thursday, Taiwan kicked off its annual civil defense drills just days after China ended its war games in the island’s surrounding waters.

Locals in China and Taiwan respond to China’s military drills around Taiwan. On the other hand, Taipei residents said they were largely unfazed by China’s war games. Life in Taiwan has continued as normal despite the regional tensions. Civilian passenger flights operating nearby the island, including over the Taiwan Strait, also continued uninterrupted.  

TAIPEI—China ended three days of military drills around Taiwan on Monday saying they had tested integrated military capabilities under actual combat conditions, having practiced precision strikes, and blockading the self-ruled island. Taiwan responded to Beijing’s announcement by saying it would “never relax” its efforts to strengthen combat readiness and would closely monitor China’s missile forces […]

Armed with hypersonic missiles, a Russian frigate has arrived in South Africa. It’s there for joint naval exercises with China and South Africa. Scheduled just before the first anniversary of the Ukraine war. The drills come alongside two U.S. leading military exercises in other parts of Africa.  

NATO has launched its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” NATO’s nuclear exercises kicked off on Oct. 17 and are “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Fourteen of NATO’s […]

BRUSSELS—Members of the European Parliament backed a resolution on Thursday that condemned China’s live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and called for closer ties between the European Union and Taipei. The EU assembly said in a statement that the resolution, backed in a vote by 424 lawmakers with 14 against and 46 abstentions, also […]