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


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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 China’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...