PLA fighter jets cross “middle line” of Taiwan Straits an hour before US officialࢀ™s meeting with Tsai Ing-wen – China Military

Fighter jets from Air Force reportedly crossed the “middle line” of the Taiwan Straits at around 9 am Monday morning, an hour before top US health official met with Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen. The PLA operation is considered a strong response to the US move, which broke a diplomatic bottom line of China-US relations. Military operations of even larger scale, like live-fire missile drills east of Taiwan island and near Guam, should not be ruled out if the US provokes further, mainland military experts said on Monday. For the first time, Taiwan announced the deployment of ground-based air defense…