Taiwan's President Says 40 Chinese Warplanes Breach The Taiwan Strait Median Line On Friday And Saturday

CNN: Almost 40 Chinese warplanes breach Taiwan Strait median line; Taiwan President calls it a 'threat of force'

Hong Kong (CNN)Taiwan's President has accused Beijing of purposefully inflaming tensions in East Asia, after Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive median line across the narrow strait that separates the mainland and the self-governing island almost 40 times on Friday and Saturday.

Taken together, the repeated incursions, which came from multiple directions and involved a combination of sophisticated fighter jets and heavy bombers, is without modern precedent and marks a significant escalation in cross-strait tensions.

"What we are seeing now is not just a situation across the Taiwan Strait, but a regional situation. China's recent military activities, especially in the past few days, clearly constitute a threat of force, which is part of their verbal attacks and military threats (against Taiwan)," President Tsai Ing-wen told reporters Sunday.

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