China Sends Dozens Of Warplanes And Ships Near Taiwan

Taiwan says China has increased its military posturing.(AP: Chiang Ying-ying)  

ABC News Australia: Taiwan accuses Chinese military of sending 43 planes, seven ships near self-governing island 

Taiwan says China has sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest round in Beijing's campaign of threats and intimidation. 

Taiwan's defence ministry said the figure was current for the 24 hours to 6am (9am AEDT) on Wednesday and that 37 of the aircraft had crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait, which China no longer recognises as an informal divider between the sides. 

It said Taiwan had monitored the situation, scrambled jet fighters, dispatched ships and activated land-based missile systems, all standard responses to Chinese military activities, which include crossing into Taiwan's air-defence identification zone but not into its actual airspace.  

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China Sends Dozens Of Warplanes And Ships Near Taiwan  

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island -- AP  

Taiwan detects 43 Chinese warplanes around island -- DW  

43 Chinese Warplanes Detected In Taiwan Within 24 Hours -- NDTV/AFP 

China sends dozens of military aircraft, ships near Taiwan -- The Hill

China Launches Massive War Exercises Near Taiwan

A ship-borne helicopter attached to a destroyer flotilla with the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command practices lifting off and landing on the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate Anqing during a maritime training exercise in late July, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Yubin)  

Washington Free Beacon: China Launches Massive War Exercises Near Taiwan 

The Chinese military is ramping up massive military exercises in the South China Sea intended to brush back the United States as the Biden administration pleads with the Taliban to bring Americans back home from Afghanistan. 

People's Liberation Army Navy forces are conducting drills in the South China Sea, Yellow Sea, and Bohai Strait near Korea until Thursday. 

The intense war drills come shortly after another set of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan intended to help China achieve "supremacy" in a potential showdown with the United States and Taiwan, and in response to recent activity in the South China Sea, according to one former Chinese colonel.  

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WNU Editor: The Chinese are having these exercises with two US warships in the region .... PLA on alert, holds drills amid US Taiwan Straits transit of US warships (Global Times).