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China Steps up Military Activity Around Taiwan

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Taiwan’s defense ministry says Chinese military activity around the country has increased. The ministry says it detected 29 Chinese military aircraft operating near Taiwan between from Thursday morning to afternoon. Of those, 22 came closer to Taiwan’s main island.

China Steps up Military Activity Around Taiwan

Taiwan’s defense ministry is reporting a spike in Chinese military activity around the country.

REPORTER:  
The ministry says it detected 29 Chinese warplanes operating near Taiwan on Thursday between morning and afternoon. 22 of the aircraft came closer to Taiwan’s main island. The ministry has also criticized China’s unannounced drills in the Western Pacific, as well as its deployments of naval and coast guard vessels in the region.