US sends surveillance aircraft to watch Chinese coastline as Taiwan starts major military exercise

The E-8C was spotted near the Guangdong coast on Monday as the Taiwanese military started its annual training exercise Latest flight comes as relations between Washington and Beijing continue to deteriorate The E-8C was spotted near the Guangdong coast on Monday as the Taiwanese military started its annual training exercise. A US surveillance aircraft passed close to Chinaࢀ™s southern province of Guangdong in a rare operation believed to be designed to monitor any military activity along the coast. The E-8C was spotted around 110km (68 miles) from the coast, according to an image published on Twitter by the South China…