37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drills

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 11, 2024 12:14 am

(UPDATE) TAIPEI — Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island on Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and maintains a near-daily presence of fighter jets, drones and warships around the island, located 180 kilometers (110 miles) from the southern Chinese coast.

STRENGTHENING SUPPORT Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te (right) speaks with Raymond Greene, the new director of the American Institute in Taiwan, at his office in the capital Taipei on July 10, 2024. PHOTO FROM LAI’S OFFICE VIA AFP

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