On Wednesday, Taiwan scrambled jets to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, the island’s defence ministry said.
As many as 22 Chinese Air Force jets crossed Taiwan Strait ‘median line’ on Thursday Taipei’s defence ministry said, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island.
On Wednesday, Taiwan scrambled jets to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, the island’s defence ministry said, adding that 22 of them crossed the median line separating the self-ruled island from China amid rising tensions.
China demonstrated its outrage over the highest-level US visit to the island in 25 years Pelosi with a burst of military drills around Taiwan, summoning the American ambassador in Beijing and halting several agricultural imports from the island.
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‘Taiwan will not provoke but…’: President Tsai Ing-wen as China fires missiles
As China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships on Thursday, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said it will not provoke conflicts but will firmly defend its sovereignty and national security. She was responding to Chinese military drills near the island. Tsai also urged the international community to jointly stop unilateral and irrational military actions.
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Chinese missiles appear to have landed in Japan’s economic zone: Minister
Japan’s defence minister Nobuo Kishi said on Thursday that five ballistic missiles believed to have been fired by China landed in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The development comes as China holds massive military drills in the waters around Taiwan following a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, despite stern warnings from Beijing. Parts of Japan’s southernmost island region Okinawa are close to Taiwan.
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It’s in Europe’s interest that Russia doesn’t win Ukraine war: NATO chief
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Sri Lanka anti-govt protesters refuse to vacate main protest site
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