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China Deploys 71 Warplanes to Skies Around Taiwan in Chilling ‘Strike Drill’ – Then Blames US for ‘Provocations’ And ‘Collusion’ With Self-Governing Island

by mosesman
Chinese military flights into Taiwan’s ADIZ are seen as way to wear down the island’s ageing fighter fleet, which includes the Mirage 2000s seen here in August 2022
  • China Deploys 71 Warplanes to Skies Around Taiwan in Chilling ‘Strike Drill’ – Then Blames US for ‘Provocations’ And ‘Collusion’ With Self-Governing Island
    by AFP, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
    * The planes were deployed in the skies around Taiwan on Sunday
    * Represented one of the biggest incursions on Taiwanese airspace to date
    * China blamed US for stoking tensions between Beijing and Taipei
    * Taiwan is self-governing democracy, China wants to take control of it
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    China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend military exercises around Taiwan, Taipei’s defence ministry said Monday, including dozens of fighter jets in one of the biggest daily incursions to date. The People’s Liberation Army said it had conducted a “strike drill” on Sunday in response to unspecified “provocations” and “collusion” between the United States and the self-ruled island. Data from Taiwan’s defence ministry showed those drills were one of the largest since they started releasing daily tallies.
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