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China deploys 90 ships around Taiwan

HSINCHU, Taiwan — China deployed dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilization around Taiwan in years, Taipei said on Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury over Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te's recent visit to the United States.

Taiwanese forces were on high alert in anticipation of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) staging war games in response to Lai's US stopovers and call with US House Speaker Mike Johnson.

SOAR TO THE SKY Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets take off inside an air base in the city of Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Dec. 10, 2024. EPA PHOTO SOAR TO THE SKY Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets take off inside an air base in the city of Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Dec. 10, 2024. EPA PHOTO
SOAR TO THE SKY Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets take off inside an air base in the city of Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Dec. 10, 2024. EPA PHOTO