Taiwan condemned China on Monday for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defense ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft.
China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory and has been ramping up military, political and economic pressure to assert those claims.joint combat readiness patrols
Taiwan's presidential office said China was making "groundless accusations" and strongly condemned the drills, saying the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the region were the common responsibility of both Taiwan and China. Taiwan's stock market ignored the latest tension, with the benchmark index .TWII closing Monday up 2.6%.
In China's similar exercises late last month, Taiwan said 43 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line. US and other lawmakers from the Western allies have continued to visit Taiwan since, despite Beijing's warnings.
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