This year’s drills are ten days, twice as long as before. The timing is no accident. Tensions with Beijing remain high. While polls suggest most Taiwanese don’t believe an invasion is imminent, the government is preparing with focus and urgency.

The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.S. News and World Report.

The U.S. Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group entered the South China Sea on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Chinese reconnaissance flights as Taiwan conducts annual counter-invasion drills. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70),

The 41st Han Kuang exercise is taking place against a backdrop of heightened tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own and has vowed to unify with it—by force, if necessary. This year's live-fire component is the longest ever, reflecting the seriousness with which Taipei views the threat.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has said Australia must be on the same page as the United States in the event of an invasion of Taiwan by China.

Days after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Jensen Huang was being hailed by an audience on a stage in Beijing.

The close proximity of the Kinmen Islands to mainland China has placed it on the frontline of several conflicts between the People's Republic and the Republic of China, meaning it could be the target of any future Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Single men of humble beginnings have been left behind in China's rapid development, according to "Dating Game" documentation Du Feng.