TAIPEI, Taiwan– More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
TAIPEI, Taiwan– More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said in a daily statement that 43 Chinese aircraft and 7 naval vessels were detected around the island in a 24-hour period leading up to 6:00 am Wednesday . The ministry reports near-daily warplane incursions by the Chinese military, which in the past year has carried out massive war games around Taiwan's waters.
The ministry said at the time that Beijing's"continued military harassment can easily lead to a sharp escalation in tension and worsen regional security".