China's military said it had carried out combat drills around Taiwan on Sunday, the second such exercises in less than a month, with the island's defense ministry reporting it detected 57 Chinese aircraft.
Aircraft carriers and airplane are seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, August 6, 2022. China says it has carried out combat drills around Taiwan on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command said in a statement late on Sunday that its forces had organized "joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan, focused on land strikes and sea assaults. Some of those 28 crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, an unofficial buffer between the two sides, including Su-30 and J-16 fighters, while two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers flew to the south of Taiwan, according to a ministry provided map.
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