21 Chinese army planes spotted around Taiwan

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 21, 2024 12:45 am

TAIPEI: A surge of Chinese military aircraft was detected around Taiwan during a three-hour window on Saturday, Taipei's defense ministry said, a month before the self-ruled island's incoming leader Lai Ching-te is sworn into office.

China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control.

SHOOT INTO THE SEA Taiwanese soldiers launch a missile from a United States-made FIM 92 Stinger man-portable air defense system with dual launchers, during live-fire exercises in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan on April 16, 2024. PHOTO FROM TAIWAN’S DEFENSE MINISTRY VIA AP

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