China flies 38 fighter jets and sails six navy vessels near Taiwan


Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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A security guard stands near a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP) — © Ng Han Guan China’s military has flown 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defence ministry said. It is the largest such flight display since a large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier this month. Six navy vessels were also spotted in the area from 6am on Thursday to 6am on Friday as part of China’s long-running campaign of intimidation against the self-ruled...