Tag: China
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called for deeper cooperation with democratic partners in the development and production of unmanned systems. The initiative forms part of Taiwan’s effort to expand distributed UAV capabilities and strengthen a defence-industrial supply chain less dependent on China. Source: Taiwanese official statements and corroborating international reporting.
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Taiwan remained a central security issue in recent US–China discussions, with Washington maintaining its existing position and Beijing continuing to object to US military support and arms transfers to the island. Taiwan also continued to report routine PLA air and naval activity around the island, without evidence of a newly verified large-scale exercise during the…
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News Date: 22–26 September 2026 Beijing continues to place US military support and arms transfers to Taiwan among the central security disputes in the US–China relationship. Chinese naval and air activity around Taiwan continues, although no newly verified large-scale PLA exercise has emerged during the latest review period. Source: Chinese, US and Taiwanese official reporting…
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China’s Ministry of National Defense has stated that PLA naval and air forces monitored the passage of the New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Mana and replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa through the Taiwan Strait. New Zealand had previously confirmed the transit itself. China’s statement indicates that the vessels were tracked throughout their passage, although the specific…
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New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre has identified the People’s Republic of China as the most persistent and capable state-linked cyber threat targeting the country. The assessment associates Chinese-linked activity primarily with espionage and intelligence collection against government networks, telecommunications and critical infrastructure. The report also identifies state-linked cyber activity associated with Russia, Iran and…