A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning

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Two Taiwanese fighter jets, one close-up and one in the distance, fly in a blue sky.
Taiwan said its military continued to monitor and respond to massive Chinese military drills.

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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive

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Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.

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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan

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A man stands in front of a neon billboard showing a news program at night about China's military surrounding Taiwan.
China said its "Joint Sword-2024B" exercises have concluded and successfully tested integrating joint military operations.

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China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up

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Soldiers crouch down as they direct a drone in Anhui province, China.
Militaries are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which soldiers battle with drone swarms. Pictured, soldiers direct a drone in Anhui province, China.

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Taiwan's president is doubling down on sticking it to Beijing, saying China can't be the 'motherland' because its government is younger

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Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, speaks to a Taiwanese soldier as he inspects a military exercise.
Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, has increasingly challenged the arguments and rhetoric that Beijing has used for years to promote Taiwan as its sovereign territory.

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Biden approved Taiwan's biggest security package yet. China says the military aid won't deter it.

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US President Joe Biden will send Taiwan $567 million in military aid. It's the largest aid package ever sent to Taiwan.

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China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US. Here are the leading missiles it's stockpiling for a big fight.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles drive past the Tiananmen Gate.
China is building a missile force with weapons like the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles that can threaten the US military and some day rival it.

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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

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Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, Trump or Harris will both likely face a variety of foreign policy challenges.

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The US is ramping up spending on anti-tank missiles to replenish stockpiles amid the Ukraine war and commitments to Taiwan

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Two soldiers stand behind a brick wall surrounded by tall grass as they fire a Javelin missile, which is flying to the right of the wall.
Soldiers firing a Javelin missile system during a Deployment Mission Readiness Exercise for the 123rd Infantry Battalion at Coolmooney Camp in Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow

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Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

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