Taiwan said Monday it had detected a Chinese balloon over waters northwest of the island, the first reported since April, as Beijing maintains pressure on Taipei to accept its claims of sovereignty. Communist China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to renounce the use of force to bring it under its control.

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence ministry on Monday (Nov 25) reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan's north, the first time since April it has reported such an incident in wh

More than 40 Chinese military aircraft have flown around Taiwan over the past 48 hours, following Beijing accusing Washington of undermining its "core interests" regarding cross-strait issues. In its latest daily report,