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WAR FOOTING China sends 34 war jets and four ships on ‘combat readiness’ patrols close to Taiwan in chilling escalation CHINA has sent war jets and four warships near Taiwan amid boiling tensions between the two countries. Taiwan's defence ministry detected 34 Chinese military aircraft flying near the island as well as four warships carrying out "combat readiness" patrols. 2 Taiwan has detected four Chinese war jets flying near the island Credit: AP It is the second time China sends warships and fighter jets over Taiwan in just a matter of days as 13 aircraft and six vessels were spotted...