A spokesperson for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Beijing was committed in the new year to "safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity" and "smashing plots for Taiwan independence" on the self-governing democracy, as per the New York Post report
Read MoreThe exercise planned to be held in the next few days also comes at a time when the Indian Air Force has deployed and activated the S-400 air defence squadron in the area which can take on any enemy aircraft or missile from a distance of up to 400 km
Read MoreSergey Lavrov said that in the so-called "Indo-Pacific region," the West is out to create bloc architecture against Russia and China, and with this aim in view, they have consistently been destroying the decades-old mechanisms and formats of cooperation created around ASEAN based on equality, consensus, and a balance of interests
Read MoreSpeaking during a visit to a factory in St Petersburg that makes air defence systems, Putin said he had "no doubt" Russia would emerge victorious in the conflict - despite suffering a string of military setbacks in its now nearly year-long offensive
Read MoreThe lawmaker also said that Iran ordered a number of defence and missile systems, as well as helicopters, the majority of which will be delivered soon by Russia
Read MoreIn a statement, the British prime minister's office said that a squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks would arrive in the country in the coming weeks, followed by around 30 self-propelled AS90 guns operated by five gunners
Read MoreOn Sunday, the US military began a new, expanded combat training programme for Ukrainian forces in Germany, with the goal of getting a battalion of about 500 troops back on the battlefield to fight the Russians
Read MoreIn recent months, Tokyo has held a series of joint military exercises, as well as overhauling its defence and security strategy and explicitly airing its concerns about China
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