China sends 'record' 103 warplanes toward Taiwan amid US visits

Taipei | China flew a record number of warplanes around Taiwan in the 24 hours to early Monday, in an apparent show of displeasure over visits by a pair of American officials. Taiwan said it detected 103 People's Liberation Army warplanes and nine ships in its vicinity, adding that this posed "posed serious challenges to security across the strait and in the region". The number of aircraft was the most in Bloomberg-compiled data going back three years. Ready for war. The Hsiung Feng III Super Sonic Anti-ship Missile on show at the during the Taipei Aerospace & Defence Technology Exhibition…