Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year.
A Taiwanese Navy ship sails in the harbour in Keelung on December 11, 2024. Taiwan said on December 11 it had detected 53 Chinese military aircraft and 19 ships near the island in the past 24 hours, as Beijing holds its biggest maritime mobilisation in years. - I-Hwa CHENG / AFP
Beijing has been holding its biggest maritime drills in years from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea, Taiwan authorities said this week. However, a recent Pacific tour by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te that included two stops in US territory drew fury from Beijing, which claims the democratic island as part of China’s territory.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that China’s increased military activity around the island was evidence that Beijing was a “troublemaker”. While Beijing had not announced major drills in response to Lai’s trip, Chinese military activity was “elevated”, which was “consistent with levels we have seen during other large exercises,“ a spokesperson for the American Institute in Taiwan said.
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