Over 70 Chinese warplanes near Taiwan for exercises

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 27, 2022 12:48 am

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.

AERIAL THREAT A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location on an unspecified date. TAIWANESE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FILE PHOTO VIA AP

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