Taiwanese Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Beijing has destroyed a tacit agreement on military movements in the Taiwan Strait by crossing an unofficial “median line” running down the waterway.

“[Median line crossings] are just one indicator of how China wants to continue to project its power closer and closer to Taiwan,” said Bonny Lin, former country director for China at the ...

The Median Line: A Brief History The median line – running down the center of the Taiwan Strait – was demarcated in 1955 by the then-commander of the U.S. 13th Air Force, General Benjamin ...

China's military incursions into Taiwan's ADIZ and its crossings of the median line in the Taiwan Strait have skyrocketed, with the ADIZ incursions climbing from an average of 2.56 aircraft per ...

TAIPEI, June 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island's defence ...

China’s military has been on a surge of activity around Taiwan this week, sending dozens of warplanes past the median line of the Taiwan Strait and into the key regions of the island’s air ...

TAIPEI, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, as tensions ...

Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, as Beijing continues its ...

China's military has flown into Taiwan's ADIZ almost every day since 2020. Crossings of the median line have soared, effectively erasing it altogether. The incursions, as well as large-scale ...