But Erikson adds that China has not yet built, “let alone integrated operationally and trained with” the many smaller vessels needed to carry an invasion force across the Taiwan Strait.

Sewage spills into England's lakes, rivers and seas by water companies more than doubled in 2023. 'The Sewage Map', created by Dr Alex Lipp and Jonny Dawe, shows which river sections are downstream of ...

A MAP has laid bare the UK's poverty crisis with half of kids living below the breadline in the hardest-hit areas. The findings, compiled by the Sun based on data released by the Joseph Rowntree ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 50 °F (10 °C). Sunny with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). Mostly sunny today with a high of ...

They have allowed a permanent crisis to exist in Scotland’s hospitals and frontline social care services.” These are extreme cases and doubtless would be problematic even if delayed discharges ...

But as construction drags on, questions are mounting about Tokyo’s ability to bolster its defences against the looming spectre of a Taiwan crisis. The airbase is now expected to be operational ...

Alarm bells rang on Wednesday with news that undersea cables connecting Taiwan with the Matsu Islands had been damaged. Taiwanese authorities said the incident may have resulted from natural decay.

For Taiwan, the deeper sense of identity and difference will mean that almost all Taiwanese will see themselves as different to the residents of China across the Strait. They will continue to ...

"In times of crisis, these situations not only highlight ... As tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, the risk of deliberate attacks on such infrastructure increases, which could lead to broader ...

Taichung is located in the west of Taiwan, facing the 110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait that separates the island and China. The female officer was carrying out checks on an Indigenous Defense Fighter ...