Taiwan reported 45 Chinese warplanes in its airspace within 24 hours, according to its defense ministry on Wednesday.
The record number of Chinese daily sorties this year comes ahead of President-elect Lai Ching-te’s inauguration on May 20.
The ministry said that “26 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait,” referring to a line bisecting the 180-kilometer (110-mile) waterway separating Taiwan and China. Beijing does not recognize this unofficial boundary.
Six Chinese Navy vessels were also detected, according to the statement.
Taipei emphasized it was monitoring the situation closely and urged Beijing to exercise self-restraint.
“Since late April they have become more and more provocative,” the senior Taiwanese security official said.
War drum is beating captain. Quit edging and just DO IT.
The global shock from a Chinese war on Taiwan would make Ukraine look like a sideshow.
The global shock from a Chinese war on Taiwan
Depends on if Trump wins. If he does, the US will let it happen. If Biden is in office, we will at least send strongly worded letters of disapproval to China.
Yes, because the USA reaction is the only thing that matters on a global scale
It does when we are supplying all the party favors.
