Addis Ababa, December 26, 2022 (Walta) – The Chinese military has sent 71 planes and seven ships towards Taiwan.
According to the Taiwanese defense ministry, marking the biggest daily incursion yet as Beijing protested against “collusion and provocation” by the self-ruled island and the United States.
In a statement, the Taiwanese defense ministry said 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides, during the 24-hour display of force.
Among the Chinese planes were 18 J-16 fighter jets, 11 J-1 fighters, six Su-30 fighters, and drones, as reported by Aljazeera.
The defense ministry said it monitored the Chinese moves through its land-based missile systems, as well as on its own navy vessels.