China Sends over 150 Warplanes into Taiwan’s Air Zone, Sails Seven Vessels Around Island


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Dozens of Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said Tuesday, as it called on Beijing to stop its “provocative actions". The latest sorties came a day after China flew 103 warplanes in the 24-hour window from Sunday to Monday morning around Taiwan, which the island’s authorities said was a “recent high" number. On Tuesday, the ministry said China flew 55 aircraft and sailed seven naval vessels around the island from Monday to Tuesday morning. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, and has ramped up diplomatic and...