TAIPEI: China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend military exercises around Taiwan, Taipei's Defense Ministry said on Monday, including dozens of fighter jets in one of the biggest daily incursions to date.

China's military, formally called the People's Liberation Army (PLA), 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.

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