Pakistan, July 6 -- China has opened a third extension to its M503 flight path near the Taiwan Strait, drawing a sharp protest from Taipei, which called the move "unilateral" and destabilizing. The ...

Eight years ago, when Taiwan’s Lien Chan visited China for the first time since fleeing as a child amid civil war in 1946, the senior Kuomintang (KMT) politician was celebrated as a courageous ...

China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, ...

China is steadily building a “Pax Sinica” in the Indo-Pacific through its aggressive maritime expansion, economic leverage, and coercive actions — especially toward Taiwan — while the world remains ...

The ROC military’s annual exercise is changing to reflect the PLA’s evolving tactics. There is no longer a clear distinction between the frontlines and rear areas in a Taiwan Strait conflict. The ...

Colin Flint does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 112. The standoff across the Taiwan Strait began during the Chinese Civil War, which pitted the fledgling Communists and the ruling ...