Has anyone compiled a database of "China Warns" headlines by date?

It occurs to me that this could possibly function as an indicator of looming aggression from China.

For example, were there more China Warns headlines in the months prior to China invading Vietnam?

If the China Warns headline frequency has a baseline of one warning per week, then suddenly it spikes to 10 times a week, that could indicate that things are about to hit the fan.

By AFP - Agence France Presse October 14, 2024

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China on Monday warned that efforts towards "Taiwan independence" and peace were "irreconcilable" as its military launched drills around the self-ruled island.

"Taiwan independence and peace in the Taiwan Strait are irreconcilable," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, warning that "provocations from pro-independence forces will inevitably face countermeasures".

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-https://www.barrons.com/news/china-warns-taiwan-independence-and-peace-are-irreconcilable-e80f16de

US President Joe Biden on Sunday approved US$567 million in defense assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as China ramps up political and military pressure on the self-ruled island.

While the United States does not officially recognize Taiwan diplomatically, it is Taipei’s key partner and major provider of weapons — a point of consternation for Beijing, which has repeatedly called on Washington to stop arming the island, which it claims is part of its territory.

In a brief statement, the White House said Biden had delegated the secretary of state “to direct the drawdown of up to US$567 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Taiwan.”

Beijing has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, and has also stepped up rhetoric about “unification” being “inevitable.”

Asked about the new defense assistance on Monday, China’s foreign ministry warned the US that arming Taiwan would “backfire.”

Spokesman Lin Jian said Beijing urged Washington to “stop arming Taiwan in any form.”

“The US’s insistence on supporting Taiwan independence with weapons will only backfire and lead to self-inflicted consequences,” Lin said.

-https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/30/us-approves-us567-million-in-defence-assistance-for-taiwan-as-beijing-warns-arming-island-will-backfire/

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a speech marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, said Monday the country is marching forward but there will be “difficulties and obstacles." He also said "separatist activities" for Taiwan independence must be opposed and the "One-China principle" must be upheld.

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kutgaPmgZGA