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Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line

Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line

JOSH ARSLAN, YIMOU LEE and BEN BLANCHARD SEVENTY-ONE Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait as China began drills around Taiwan in anger at President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The three-day drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely expected after Beijing condemned her Wednesday meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan's government strongly objects…
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Taiwan says 10 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

Taiwan says 10 Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line

TEN Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan's defence ministry said, as Beijing continues its military activities near the island. Nine Chinese fighter jets and one military drone crossed the median line in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on Saturday (2000 GMT on Friday), the ministry said in its daily report on Chinese military activities. Taiwan sent aircraft to warn away the Chinese aircraft, while missile systems monitored them, the ministry said, using standard wording for its response. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite…
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