PLA wraps up drills aimed at ‘paralysing’ Taiwan and sending message to US and Japan

PLA wraps up drills aimed at ‘paralysing’ Taiwan and sending message to US and Japan

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

The joint exercise Strait Thunder-2025A ‘achieved its intended objectives’, according to a military spokesman Mainland Chinese ground forces wrapped up drills targeting mock ports and energy facilities in the East China Sea on Wednesday, as part of the PLA’s military exercises near Taiwan. A military analyst said the exercises also carried a strategic message of deterrence…

Typhoon Shanshan causes widespread Japan disruption

Typhoon Shanshan causes widespread Japan disruption

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

Trains and flights have been cancelled in Japan as one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in decades drenches cities in its path. At least six people have been killed and more than 100 injured after Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in the south-western Japan on Thursday. Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Shanshan…