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Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 5 days, then returned with 24 more reports - 33 voices in all.
After publishing: 6 headlines quietly rewritten, 1 URL changed7 changes
  1. South China Morning Postseen 12 Aug, 16:12headline rewritten

    PLA to hold first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of TaiwanPLA holds first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

  2. Bloomberg Politicsseen 14 Aug, 02:19headline rewritten

    China, Indonesia Plan Joint Exercise in Waters East of TaiwanChina Plans First Naval Drills With Indonesia East of Taiwan

  3. yahoo.comseen 15 Aug, 13:17headline rewritten

    Taiwan condemns 'dangerous' planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia to its eastIndonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan was routine

  4. DW Top Storiesseen 19 Aug, 15:16URL changed

    now resolves towww.dw.com/en/indonesia-china-naval-drill-military-neutrality-taiwan-geopolitics/a-78400288?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

  5. dailycaller.comseen 1 Sept, 23:40headline rewritten

    Why This Small Island Chain Could Be The First Domino In A Taiwan WarWhy Small Island Chain Could Be The First Domino In A Taiwan War

  6. Japan Timesseen 7 Sept, 07:40headline rewritten

    China mounts fresh campaign to encircle Taiwan with patrolsChina piles pressure on Taiwan with new patrols off Pacific coast

  7. Bloomberg Politicsseen 9 Sept, 04:46headline rewritten

    China Piles Pressure on Taiwan With Fresh Patrols Off East CoastChina Expands Patrols Off Taiwan's Pacific Coast, Raising Maritime Tensions

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Wed, 5 August 2026peak 9 reports on Sat, 8 August 2026Sat, 19 September 2026

What it is about

Black HawkLai Democratic Progressive PartyChinese Communist PartyTaiwan People PartyChinaTaipei, T'ai-Pei, TaiwanChineseBeijing, Beijing, ChinaTaiwanTaiwan Strait, Taiwan (General), TaiwanHan Kuang, Guangdong, ChinaKerby DavisInternational AffairsHarvard University Belfer CenterTuo ChiangAustralian AssociatedAustralianSean LinJoseph WuMinistry Of National Defense

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
straitstimes.com1 original report
channelnewsasia.com1 original report
Japan Times1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing
theadvocate.com.au1 copy echoing newcastleherald.com.au
newcastleherald.com.au1 original report
maitlandmercury.com.au1 copy echoing newcastleherald.com.au
centralwesterndaily.com.au1 copy echoing newcastleherald.com.au
examiner.com.au1 copy echoing newcastleherald.com.au
focustaiwan.tw2 original reports
dunyanews.tv1 original report
taipeitimes.com1 original report1 original report1 original report
Al Jazeera English1 original report1 original report1 original report
businessinsider.com1 original report1 original report
Bloomberg Politics1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
marinelink.com1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
gcaptain.com1 original report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report
5 Aug, 03:05over 45 days19 Sept, 13:13

+ 9 more outlets · 12 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 51 original reports, 4 reprints

  1. Wed, 5 August 2026

    2 reports
    • straitstimes.com03:05first to report
      Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure grows

      Civilians will also be put through their paces during exercises that include air raid drills. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

    • channelnewsasia.com14:37
      Harvard postdoc fellow Kerby Davis on Taiwan's defence capabilities

      Taiwan's annual Han Kuang Exercise is underway for the next 10 days, as the country seeks to get its military, key industries, infrastructure and people prepared for war or disaster. This year's military drills will simulate disruption on every front, amid China's near-daily incursions in the air and water. Mr Kerby Da

  2. Thu, 6 August 2026

    1 report

  3. Sat, 8 August 2026

    5 reports

  4. Mon, 10 August 2026

    1 report

  5. Tue, 11 August 2026

    4 reports

  6. Wed, 12 August 2026

    5 reports
    • Japan Times05:40
      Taiwan condemns ‘dangerous’ planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia

      Taipei says Beijing was trying to create a false impression that it controls waters east of Taiwan, where the drills were conducted.

    • South China Morning Post10:00edited after publishing
      PLA holds first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

      previouslyPLA to hold first joint naval drill with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan

      The People’s Liberation Army and Indonesian forces have held joint naval exercises east of Taiwan, signalling deeper military ties between Beijing and Jakarta. Wednesday’s drill featured the PLA Navy’s Type 054A frigate Honghe and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement on its official social media account. The training covered maritime communications, formation manoeuvres, at-sea replenishment and a passing exercise, the PLA...

    • gcaptain.com10:17
      Taiwan Condemns 'Dangerous' Planned Chinese Navy Drill with Indonesia to Its East

      Taiwan's government condemned planned Chinese navy drills with an Indonesian warship off its east coast, saying they were dangerous and showed Beijing was trying to create a false impression that it controls those waters.

    • ABC News (Australia)10:31
      Taiwan responds furiously as China, Indonesia plan military exercise off coast

      Taipei says it is seeking clarification from Indonesia after China's defence ministry announced the planned naval drill.

    • yahoo.com13:34edited after publishing
      Indonesia says navy drill with China that angered Taiwan was routine

      previouslyTaiwan condemns 'dangerous' planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia to its east

      By Ananda Teresia, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee JAKARTA/TAIPEI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia's navy said on Wednesday that joint navy exercises which China said took place east of Taiwan were routine

  7. Thu, 13 August 2026

    4 reports

  8. Fri, 14 August 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post12:09
      US team sent to Taiwan to train coastguards amid surge in mainland Chinese activity

      The United States has sent a team of coastguards to train their Taiwanese counterparts as Beijing steps up its presence east of the island. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said on Friday that its personnel were taking part in a two-week training programme led by US instructors. The training, which started on Monday, includes exercises aimed at strengthening small-boat operations and team coordination. “The US instruction team hopes to deepen the partnership between the two sides through...

  9. Sun, 16 August 2026

    1 report

  10. Mon, 17 August 2026

    1 report

  11. Fri, 21 August 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post11:57
      Will other Southeast Asian countries follow Indonesia’s example with joint China drill?

      China and Indonesia’s recent joint naval exercise east of Taiwan has prompted speculation that other Southeast Asian countries may follow suit. Last Wednesday’s drill – which one observer said may “lower the political threshold” for neighbouring countries – was followed by a meeting of the two countries’ foreign and defence ministers on Friday, where they discussed further military cooperation and a range of other topics, such as food security. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Indonesia...

  12. Sat, 22 August 2026

    1 report

  13. Fri, 28 August 2026

    4 reports

  14. Sun, 30 August 2026

    1 report
    • dailycaller.com21:32edited after publishing
      Why Small Island Chain Could Be The First Domino In A Taiwan War

      previouslyWhy This Small Island Chain Could Be The First Domino In A Taiwan War

      A Chinese first strike against Taiwan could place American forces across the western Pacific at risk while threatening the global economy.

  15. Mon, 31 August 2026

    2 reports
    • South China Morning Post07:01
      Indonesia-US joint military drills with allies kick off with 4,700 soldiers

      Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises on Monday to boost defence capabilities and “deter aggression” in the Asia-Pacific region. Jakarta maintains a neutral foreign policy, what it calls “free and active”, as it walks a diplomatic tightrope seeking good relations with both Washington and Beijing. The Southeast Asian giant held a joint navy drill with China this month that was blasted by Taiwan as a “provocation”. Indonesia, the US...

    • al-monitor.com12:49
      Taiwan says 'unpredictable' China strengthens air and sea control nearby

      By Ben BlanchardTAIPEI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An increasingly unpredictable Beijing is tightening its grip on the air and sea around Taiwan, Taipei said in an annual review of the Chinese threat that also said China was learning lessons from issues faced by the United States in waging war on Iran.China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control, and sends its military into the waters and airspace around...

  16. Tue, 1 September 2026

    2 reports
    • businessinsider.com00:00
      Taiwan's big military drills reveal its unspoken blueprint for resisting a Chinese invasion

      Unlike the staged drills of the past, Taiwan is now using its big Han Kuang exercise as a stress test for its troops.

    • South China Morning Post22:00
      Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says

      Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade of the island, adding that it is sharpening its plans to break such a cordon in response. The assessment was made in the ministry’s “2026 China Military Power Report”, which was submitted to the legislature this week along with its five-year force development plan and next year’s proposed defence budget. The report said recent PLA exercises were increasingly focused on the...

  17. Thu, 3 September 2026

    3 reports
    • english.news.cn04:30
      China Coast Guard patrols waters east of Taiwan Island

      China Coast Guard patrols waters east of Taiwan Island-

    • South China Morning Post05:03
      Beijing ramps up coastguard patrols and scientific surveys near Taiwan

      Beijing said it conducted a routine patrol in waters east of Taiwan on Thursday, the latest in weeks of ramped-up activity by coastguard and other vessels that has alarmed the island. China Coast Guard spokesman Jiang Lue said a formation led by the Putuoshan vessel carried out a “law enforcement” patrol “in accordance with the law”. He said the formation had strengthened control over the waters since last month, safeguarding the rights and interests of Chinese citizens. “The China Coast...

    • Der Spiegel (Germany)08:10
      Taiwan-China-Konflikt: Taipeh schickt Küstenwache gegen chinesische Schiffe

      Chinas Küstenwache patrouilliert erneut östlich von Taiwan. Die Insel schickt eigene Schiffe und spricht von einer »Kampagne der kognitiven Kriegsführung«. Man werde die »Sicherheit der taiwanischen Gewässer gewährleisten«.

  18. Sat, 5 September 2026

    1 report

  19. Sun, 6 September 2026

    1 report
    • Bloomberg Politics23:00edited after publishing
      China Expands Patrols Off Taiwan's Pacific Coast, Raising Maritime Tensions

      previouslyChina Piles Pressure on Taiwan With Fresh Patrols Off East Coast

      For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors. Now, Beijing is piling unprecedented pressure on its Pacific coast — a vital lifeline with US allies.

  20. Mon, 7 September 2026

    3 reports
    • Japan Times01:13edited after publishing
      China piles pressure on Taiwan with new patrols off Pacific coast

      previouslyChina mounts fresh campaign to encircle Taiwan with patrols

      China has deployed on average of two Coast Guard cutters per month east of Taiwan since June.

    • Bloomberg Politics04:49
      China's New Pressure Campaign in Taiwan's "Back Door"

      China has increased the deployment of Coast Guard vessels east of Taiwan, expanding Beijing's operations beyond the Taiwan Strait. The patrols place new pressure on a strategically important corridor linking Taiwan to the Philippines and other US allies. (Source: Bloomberg)

    • France Info (France)21:07
      Du sommet de l'État au quotidien des habitants, comment Taïwan se prépare à une guerre avec la Chine

      L'île de Taïwan fait face à l’immense territoire chinois : elle se gouverne elle-même, mais Pékin la revendique. Jeudi encore, ses garde-côtes surveillaient des navires chinois au large. Alors, face à la menace d’une attaque, les habitants apprennent à se protéger. Notre journaliste Maryse Burgot s’est rendue sur place pour suivre leurs préparatifs.

  21. Wed, 9 September 2026

    1 report

  22. Thu, 10 September 2026

    1 report
    • Times of India07:31
      US and Philippine marines train with BrahMos to deter China

      US and Philippine forces recently trained together simulating the BrahMos anti-ship missile. This exercise involved building a kill chain using drones and ground-based missiles. The Philippine Marines are developing tactics for the BrahMos, acquired in 2022. Meanwhile, the US Marine Corps is participating in a multilateral exercise in Indonesia. India's Army is also involved in this Indonesian wargame, focusing on secure sea lanes.

  23. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post07:00
      US coastguard sails into troubled waters with mission to counter China in Pacific

      The United States is leaning on its coastguard to reinforce its presence in the western Pacific as its navy comes under increasing strain in the Middle East. Although this move may be seen as a lower-risk way of countering Beijing’s growing presence in the region, increasing US cooperation with the Taiwanese coastguard risks further mainland Chinese pressure on the island. Recently, the US announced that six fast-response cutters that had been based in the Middle East for more than 20 years...

  24. Tue, 15 September 2026

    1 report

  25. Thu, 17 September 2026

    2 reports

  26. Sat, 19 September 2026

    1 report

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