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Chinese provocation whips up waves of war

December 23, 2023December 4, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Turning the South and East China Seas into no-go areas would be a prelude to invading Taiwan 

Categories Military Tension Tags Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Threats, US Navy Leave a comment

Race on to retrieve sunken US Navy stealth fighter

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Dave Makichuk

Finding the crashed US$100-million F-35C has become a priority for Washington

Categories China-US Relations Tags F-35C, News, South China Sea, US Navy, USS Carl Vinson Leave a comment

China may soon feel the sting of US Navy’s MQ-25A tanker

January 26, 2022January 19, 2022 by Dave Makichuk

US Navy’s new tanker conducted the first successful refueling of an F-35c fighter.

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, Drones, MQ-25A, News, President Xi Jinping, United States, US Navy Leave a comment

Why China’s Navy poses a big threat to the United States

December 30, 2021December 29, 2021 by Dave Makichuk

Beijing could call up a fleet of 460 ships by 2030 as the battle of the sea lanes escalate

Categories China-US Tension Tags China's PLA Navy, ChinaFactor, Indo-Pacific, Japanese Study, News, Taiwan War Threat, US Navy Leave a comment

Does China have a sea leg to stand on in US dispute?

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 by Claudio Bozzi

Beijing’s claim to ‘historical control’ of the South China Sea has been dismissed by an international tribunal

Categories Analysis Tags ChinaFactor, Chinese Aggression, Flash Points, News, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, The Conversation, The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, US Navy Leave a comment

China’s PLA Navy needs to be ready to go on ‘battle’ alert

March 11, 2021March 10, 2021 by Juweihu
The image shows a Chinese carrier group on exercises. China’s PLA Navy would spearhead the invasion of Taiwan.

President Xi and Defense Minister Wei warn of the dangers to national security amid rising US tensions

Categories China-US Tension Tags Indo-Pacific, News, PLA Navy, President Xi Jinping, South China Sea, Taiwan Question, United States, US Navy Leave a comment

Taipei scrambles fighter jets as China pierces Taiwan’s airspace

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows two PLA fighter jets taking off as the sun rises over the airfield. Chinese military aircraft have again pierced Taiwan’s air defense corridor on Friday.

At least eight PLA aircraft make an incursion into the defense identification zone near the Pratas Islands

Categories China-Taiwan Tension Tags China, Chinese Fighter Jets, Fighters Scrambled, Military Tension, News, Taiwan, US Navy Leave a comment

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