China said Wednesday it has dispatched navy ships in preparation for joint exercises with Russia’s sea forces, in a sign of Beijing’s continuing support for Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The move comes despite the growing economic and humanitarian repercussions of the bloody 16 month-old air, sea and ground assault. China claims to be neutral…
China Prepares for Naval Drills With Russia in Sign of Continuing Support Amid Ukraine Conflict
North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Missiles After Warning of Response to Allied Drills
SEOUL—North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned of an “inevitable” response to military drills staged earlier in the day by South Korean and U.S. troops. The latest action by North Korea came as U.S. President Joe Biden’s national…
South Korea, US Troops Hold Large Live-Fire Drills Near Border With North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea—The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls an invasion rehearsal on its doorstep. The drills, the first of five rounds of live-fire exercises through mid-June, mark 70 years since the establishment…
US, Allies Stage Drills as North Korea Warns of Security Crisis
SEOUL, South Korea—The United States, South Korea, and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise on Monday aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal, as a top North Korean army official warned the United States that it risks “a clearer security crisis and insurmountable threats.” Last week, North Korea conducted one of its most…
Taiwan’s President Tsai Says China Not Being ‘Responsible’ With Drills
April 12, 2023
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has condemned China’s military drills in the Taiwan Strait, saying Tuesday that China did not demonstrate the “responsible” behavior of a major Asian nation. China’s three-day, large-scale drills that ended Monday were retaliation for Tsai’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California last week on her tour of…
China Ends Taiwan Drills After Practicing Blockades, Precision Strikes
TAIPEI—China ended three days of military drills around Taiwan on Monday saying they had tested integrated military capabilities under actual combat conditions, having practiced precision strikes, and blockading the self-ruled island. Taiwan responded to Beijing’s announcement by saying it would “never relax” its efforts to strengthen combat readiness and would closely monitor China’s missile forces…
South Korea, US, Japan Hold Anti-Submarine Drills to Counter North Korea Threats
The navies of South Korea, the United States, and Japan started two days of anti-submarine exercises on Monday to better counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korea’s defense ministry said. The drills are being staged in international waters off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju, involving a U.S. carrier strike group led…
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Calls for Intensified Drills in Case of ‘Real War’
SEOUL—North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify drills to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary, state media said on Friday, after the leader oversaw a fire assault drill that it said proved the country’s capabilities. North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its west coast on Thursday, South…
US, French Troops in Romania Hold NATO Military Drills
CAPU MIDIA, Romania—U.S. and French troops that are part of a NATO battlegroup in Romania held a military exercise on Thursday to test the 30-nation alliance’s eastern flank defenses, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine nears its one-year anniversary. The joint combat drills at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, dubbed Eagle…
North Korea Warns of ‘Overwhelming Nuclear Force’ to Counter US
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea said Thursday it’s prepared to counter U.S. military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red line.” The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry came in response to comments by…
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