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New Delhi: Tensions escalated in the Taiwan strait on Thursday as more Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone. With China, angered by US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit, intensifying its drills against Taiwan, there is a rising belief that Beijing could carry out an invasion. According to a New York Times‘ report, military commanders and analysts feel that an invasion is “increasingly plausible”. In the latest reports, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said that 22 Chinese military aircraft entered the island’s air defence zone on Thursday, in third such incident since Pelosi’s trip to Taipei. “22 PLA aircraft (J-118, SU-3012...
