Taiwan War - Intel News

The U.S. Navy is preparing for the possibility of military action against China by 2027. This was reported in the Navigation Plan by U.S. Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Lisa Franchetti. To achieve this, the Navy intends to eliminate delays in the repair of ships, submarines, and aircraft, while accelerating the fleet's equipment with drones and unmanned vessels.

Chinese naval vessels, led by the PLA’s Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed through waters northeast of the island of Taiwan and continued on southeast of Yonaguni island, Japan.

The United States supplied Taiwan with unusable weapons and equipment from November 2023 to March 2024. More than 340 of the 504 pallets of supplies suffered water damage while sitting at Travis Air Force Base for more than three months awaiting transport to Taiwan. In December 2023, 120 water-damaged pallets of moldy bulletproof vests were delivered to Taiwan. Taiwan also received 2.7 million expired cartridges in improper packaging.

Two German navy ships have passed through the Taiwan Strait, Reuters reported, citing security sources. The sailing of warships through the Taiwan Strait is a message from Berlin that it supports its allies "in compliance with international rules" a source told the agency. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius later confirmed the passage of the two ships through the Taiwan Strait.

"Yes, I can confirm it, and the message is very simple, which we and I have always defended: international waters are international waters, this is the shortest route, given the weather conditions, this is also the safest route" Pistorius said.

US deploys its missiles in Japan.

US SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden prepares for 'Chinese invasion of Taiwan - Financial Times. A US Navy special forces unit is preparing for a mission to assist Taiwan in the event of a military confrontation with China.

A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) of Taiwan (ROC) has reportedly crashed into the sea off Hsinchu on Taiwan's (ROC) northwest coast during a nighttime training exercise.

The jet reportedly experienced a loss of power, prompting the pilot to eject. The pilot was found conscious about two hours later and rescued.

China's consul general in New York has been removed from his post after a former aide to New York Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was accused of acting as an agent of the Chinese government - CNN.

Japan reports suspected Chinese drone flights passing between Japanese islands and Taiwan, scrambles jets. Taipei also reports Chinese drones crossing Into ADIZ.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing on Tuesday, state-run Xinhua reported. Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first U.S. national security adviser to visit China since 2016, for three days of talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other high-ranking officials.