Taiwan displayed on Wednesday its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake
Beijing staged days of air and sea drills in the Taiwan Strait this month after visits by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation to the self-ruled island territory.
Six F-16Vs later took off for night reconnaissance and training missions, including two armed with missiles, according to Taiwan’s air force. Taipei has accused Beijing of using the trip by Pelosi—the highest-ranking elected US official to visit in decades—as an excuse to kickstart drills that would allow it to rehearse for an invasion.
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