TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island on Wednesday (Jul 10) as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and
TAIPEI: Taiwan 's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island on Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.of fighter jets, drones and warships around the island, which is located 180km from the southern Chinese coast.
Thirty-six of the aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait - which bisects the narrow waterway separating the island from China. The Chinese flights come a day after Japan's Joint Staff Office said four PLA navy vessels - including the Shandong - were sailing 520km southeast of Miyako Island.
On Wednesday, Lai met with Raymond Greene, new director of the American Institute in Taiwan - the de-facto US embassy, emphasising their"solid partnership ... in the midst of China's repeated provocation and attempts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait".
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