Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan detected 59 Chinese aircraft around the self-ruled island, the defence ministry said Tuesday, the highest tally since a record in October and days after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called China a “foreign hostile force”. Along with the 59 aircraft, nine Chinese warships and two balloons were also detected in the 24 hours…
Taiwan said Thursday it detected 45 Chinese aircraft near the self-ruled island, the highest number this year and a tally that comes a day after Taipei condemned China’s “live-fire” drills off the south. A day after Taipei denounced China’s “live-fire” operations off the south, Taiwan reported Thursday that it had spotted 45 Chinese aircraft close…
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Thursday it had detected a surge of Chinese warplanes flying off its east, west and south coasts in what a security source said was China simulating attacks to prevent foreign forces helping during a conflict. Democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, has complained…