Maps: Tracking Tensions Between China and Taiwan
Aug 7, 2022 · Over the past five days, China has been sending military aircraft and unmanned drones into areas close to Taiwan and Japan’s westernmost islands as part of its effort to intimidate Taiwan...
China Surrounds Taiwan With Military War Games: Maps
May 23, 2024 · China has launched multi-branch military drills as "punishment" for Taiwan, days after the self-ruled island inaugurated President Lai Ching-te of the Beijing-skeptic Democratic Progressive...
Map Shows Taiwan's Beaches Vulnerable to Chinese Invasion
Dec 28, 2023 · Xishu Beach, the site of the Taiwanese army's live-fire drill, is near downtown Tainan, a coastal city of nearly 2 million people that faces the choppy waters of the Taiwan Strait, the...
Satellite Photos Show China's Warships in Naval Standoff
Dec 11, 2024 · A Newsweek map shows the locations of warships in two colors as seen in photographs captured by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites. The five blue dots are the Taiwanese naval...
The maps that show how China’s military is squeezing Taiwan
Jan 9, 2025 · China’s military launched a record number of warplane incursions around Taiwan in 2024 as it builds its ability to launch full-scale invasion, something a former chief of Taiwan’s armed forces said Beijing could be capable of within a decade.
Confrontation Over Taiwan | Global Conflict Tracker
Jul 1, 2024 · As the military balance in the Taiwan Strait has deteriorated, competition between the United States and China has intensified, and the prospect of China using force against Taiwan has...
Mapping out Taiwan war scenarios - Asia Times
Apr 10, 2023 · This week, multiple media outlets reported on China’s extensive air and naval drills off Taiwan, mirroring the militaristic precedent set by then-US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last year.
Taiwan Strait crises | History, Facts, Map, & Significance | Britannica
The Taiwan Strait crises are a series of confrontations between the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) and the Republic of China (R.O.C.) across the Taiwan Strait that occurred from the 1950s through the early 2020s.
China kicks off fresh round of large-scale war games around Taiwan ...
Oct 14, 2024 · A map released Monday shows the locations of the Joint Sword-2024B military drills being conducted by China around Taiwan.
China & Taiwan - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Jan 11, 2023 · The two sides entered into a bloody civil war that resulted in the eventual defeat of the Nationalists who fled to Taiwan, moving the seat of the ROC government from Nanjing to Taipei. Across the strait, the CCP took power and established the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing.