China's military has yet to comment and has not confirmed it is carrying out any military exercises
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s defense ministry reported a spike in Chinese military activity around the island on Wednesday, December 11, including 53 military aircraft, with Taiwan on high alert over Beijing’s latest pressure campaign.China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, had been expected to launch drills to express its anger at President Lai Ching-te’s tour of the Pacific that ended on Friday, which included stopovers in Hawaii and the US territory of Guam.
On Wednesday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said it detected 53 military aircraft operating around the island over the past 24 hours, as well as 11 navy vessels and eight “official” ships, which refers to vessels from ostensibly civilian agencies such as the coast guard.
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