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According to Taiwan's semi-official Central News Agency, the last tank delivery from the US to Taiwan began in 1994. However, the US approved the possible sale of 108 Abrams tanks to Taiwan in 2019 .
Two Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets prepare to take off at an air force base in Hsinchu on December 10, 2024. - I-Hwa Cheng/AFP/Getty Images
A Taiwanese Air Force F-16 fighter jet taxis after landing at an air force base in Hualien in eastern Taiwan (AFP via Getty Images) ... A Chinese newspaper front page shows news coverage of China ...
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan must focus on seizing a port to bring in tanks and supplies. Commercial or industrial ports are prime targets that would allow for rapid offloading.
Typhoon Morakot, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the deadliest typhoon to impact Taiwan in recorded history.The eighth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Morakot wrought catastrophic damage in Taiwan, killing 673 people and leaving 26 people missing, and causing roughly NT$110 billion (US$3.3 billion) in damages.
Disasters A large storm in New Zealand leaves 100,000 people without power and takes the roof off Stadium Southland in Invercargill on the South Island. (AFP via Yahoo! News) Taiwan prepares for the impact of Typhoon Fanapi. (Xinhua) At least 30 people are dead and 80 injured in a passenger truck crash in Zagyuri in northern Ghana. (Xinhua) Two airplanes crash at a retro air show near the city ...
Arts and culture Police in China catch 175 looters who raided the Niuheliang Neolithic archaeological site in Manchuria. (AP) Disasters and accidents Tornadoes of 2015 Thirteen die in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico in the city's first-ever tornado. (BBC News) Texas–Oklahoma floods Flash flood warnings are now in place in eight states with flood waters causing closures of roads, rail services and ...
An outdoor screen shows a news coverage of China's military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing. JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images China's could seize of some of Taiwan's most vulnerable islands within ...