Taiwan's defense ministry said on Sunday that 57 Chinese military aircraft and four ships were detected near the island amid increased tensions.
The Heritage Foundation's Lt. Col. James Carafano says there is good news and bad news after China sends 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours on 'Your World.'and four ships were detected around Taiwan on Sunday amid increased tensions, Taiwan's defense ministry said.
At least 28 of the Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer zone that separates the island from China. The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command said in a statement that they conducted"joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills" to"resolutely counter the provocative actions of external forces and Taiwan independence separatist forces."
FILE PHOTO: In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island. Taiwan's defense ministry said aircraft, ships, and land-based missile systems were activated to respond to the incursion. It's the
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