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Taipei, Taiwan—A surge of Chinese military aircraft was detected around Taiwan during a three-hour window on Saturday, Taipei’s defense ministry said, a month before the self-ruled island’s May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te.
Experts also said military drills between the United States and the Philippines which kick off Monday near the potential flashpoint of the South China Sea—which Beijing claims in its entirety—could have sparked the show of force around Taiwan. The record number occurred in September when Beijing’s military sent 103 aircraft—40 of which crossed the median line—in a 24-hour period.
Saturday’s show of force comes a day after China activated two aviation routes that run close to Taiwan’s outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, which Taipei condemned as “unilateral measures” that would increase flight safety risks. But he added that “China is playing on a grand chessboard,” and the ramp-up in warplane activity could be about the South China Sea issue.
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