Chinese leader says troops must boost training for ‘actual combat’
BEIJING—China’s President Xi Jinping called on the country’s armed forces to “strengthen military training oriented towards actual combat”, state media ...
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Kim leads ‘nuclear counterattack’ drill
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led two days of military drills “simulating a nuclear counterattack”, including the launch of ...
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PH-US biggest military drills in 8 years set Apr.
The Philippines and the United States will carry out their biggest joint military drills since 2015, Philippine Army chief Lt. ...
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North Korea pledges ‘expanded, intensified’ military drills
North Korea's top army officials have said they will expand and intensify military drills to ensure their readiness for war, ...
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Taiwan to ‘counter-attack’ if China breaches territory
Taiwan said Wednesday it would exercise its right to self-defense and “counter-attack” if Chinese fighters and warships were to enter ...
Read more‘China drills only deepened international solidarity’
Taipei—China’s huge military drills around Taiwan have only made allies more determined to visit the island democracy and show solidarity, ...
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‘Not ready’: Taiwan reservists stoic but unprepared for China threat
Sitting pensively in a pew at a Taipei church, army reservist Henry Cheng is nonchalant about the Chinese warships and ...
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US, South Korea begin biggest joint military drills since 2018
The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said -- a ...
Read moreChina in fresh Taiwan drills as US lawmakers visit island
BEIJING—China said Monday it had organized fresh military drills around Taiwan, as a delegation of visiting United States lawmakers were ...
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Taiwan holds anti-invasion drills as China restarts military exercises
Taiwan will hold live-fire military drills this week, simulating a defense of the island against a Chinese invasion, officials said ...
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