Wednesday, 1 November 2023 More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said on Wednesday.Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted up military and diplomatic pressures on the island this year. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said in a daily statement that 43 Chinese aircraft and 7 naval vessels were detected around the island in a 24-hour period leading up to 6:00 am Wednesday (2200 GMT Tuesday).
China sent 43 warplanes and seven naval vessels near the island of Taiwan in 24 hours, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation. The Taiwanese military said 37 of the Chinese aircraft were reported to have crossed the median line of the...
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