TAIPEI (Reuters) -China lacks the ability to “fully” invade Taiwan as it does not have the equipment, but is bringing on line advanced new weapons and has other options to threaten Taiwan, such as inspecting foreign cargo ships, the island’s defence ministry said. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military and political pressure over the past five years to assert its claims, which Taipei strongly rejects. China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
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Planes struggle to land at Japan’s Fukuoka airport as Shanshan brings strong winds, heavy rain
Planes were seen struggling to land at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport on Thursday during severe weather conditions caused by a typhoon. Tropical Storm Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu as a powerful typhoon. It has steadily weakened but remains just off Kyushu’s northeastern coast Friday morning. Source
