China has flown 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, stepping up activity that the self-governing island considers harassment.
China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent new high.
The planes were detected between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching Taiwan. Chinese warplanes fly toward the self-governing island but typically in smaller numbers. Taiwan’s ministry didn’t explain what time period it was referring to in calling it a “recent” high.in the air and waters around Taiwan as tensions have grown between the two and between China and the United States. Washington is Taiwan’s main supplier of arms and opposes any attempt to change Taiwan’s status by force.
The recent actions may be an attempt to sway Taiwan’s presidential election in January. The governing Democratic Progressive Party, which leans toward formal independence for the island, isThe presidential candidates had no immediate comment Monday on the latest Chinese military activity.
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