Taiwan: 53 Chinese military aircraft were spotted around the island

Taiwan announced today, Wednesday, that it had detected 53 Chinese military aircraft and 19 ships around the island during the past 24 hours, as part of the Chinese army’s implementation of its largest naval deployment in many years.

 

 

 

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The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense said, in a statement, that the aircraft and ships, including 11 warships, were monitored during a 24-hour period that ended at six o’clock. In the morning.

 

The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense stated that it had spotted 47 military aircraft and 12 Chinese warships around the island, within a 24-hour period.

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Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it faces a huge Chinese military deployment near its waters, larger than the one it faced in August 2022. In response to the visit made by Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taipei.

 

This massive Chinese military deployment came days after the end of a foreign tour undertaken by the Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, which was strongly condemned by Beijing.

 

These Chinese moves come as Taipei prepares for possible Chinese military maneuvers in response to the president’s tour. Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean.

 

China considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory and opposes any international recognition of the island.

 

The roots of the conflict between Taiwan and China go back to the year 1949, when the Nationalist forces led by Chiang Kai-shek fled to the island following their defeat on mainland China by the Communist forces led by Mao Tse. Tong.

 

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