China's People's Liberation Army sent 13 aircraft and six vessels into airspace and waters around Taiwan over the past 24 hours as of early Saturday, overlapping with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to Beijing aimed at mending strained relations.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it is monitoring the situation from the air and sea, and land-based missile systems were prepared to respond. It said four Chinese aircraft -- two SU-30 fighters, one BZK-005 reconnaissance plane and one Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane -- crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait that serves as a de-facto border between the sides, and had entered Taiwan's southwestern air defense identification zone.
U.S. support for the self-governing island republic that split from mainland China amid civil war in 1949 remains a major irritant in relations with Beijing. Addressing commanders at the Jiangsu province headquarters, Xi "stressed efforts to break new ground for theater command development and war preparedness," state media reported.
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