47 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. The strait separates Taiwan from mainland China.
(Photo: AP)
Taipei China has provoked the island republic of Taiwan with warships and military jets. According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, 71 Chinese aircraft and seven ships were located near Taiwan within 24 hours as of 6 a.m. Monday morning.
47 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. The strait separates Taiwan from mainland China. The drills show that the Beijing government is destroying regional peace and trying to intimidate the Taiwanese people, the Taipei government said.
China announced on Sunday that it had been holding military maneuvers in the region. The drills have been held in sea and airspace near Taiwan, said the Eastern Command of the People’s Liberation Army.
It is a “firm response” to the “current escalation and provocation” by the United States and Taiwan. The US Congress passed the government’s new budget on Friday, which also provides for new loans to Taiwan. The US budget law includes intensive cooperation with Taiwan and India in defense technology, logistics and operational readiness.
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The Chinese leadership regards Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic and threatens to conquer it. Tensions have increased in recent months.
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Following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August, Beijing launched large-scale military maneuvers and maintained military pressure with increased deployment of warships and aircraft in the Taiwan Strait.
Last week, Taiwan spoke of China’s breach of its air defense zone and launched fighter jets as a warning.
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