TAIPEI - Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday (July 11) it was closely watching Chinese military movements after a surge in warplanes joined drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, on Aug 6, 2022.TAIPEI - Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday it was closely watching Chinese military movements after a surge in warplanes joined drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
In its daily update on Chinese military activity over the past 24 and released on Thursday morning, Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island. "The military has a detailed grasp of the activities in the seas and waters around the Taiwan Strait, including of the Chinese communists aircraft and ships," ministry spokesperson Sun Li-fang said in a statement, adding that included those aircraft and ships carrying out drills with the Shandong.China's defence ministry has not responded to requests for comment on the Shandong's activities.
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