Taiwan and Chinese tensions ratchet up as PLA sends 71 Warplanes and 7 Ships in display of force

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Important Takeaways:

  • China Sends 71 Warplanes, 7 Ships Toward Taiwan in 24 hours
  • China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a U.S. annual defense spending bill.
  • Among the planes China sent toward Taiwan were 18 J-16 fighter jets, 11 J-1 fighters, 6 Su-30 fighters, and drones.
  • “This is a firm response to the current U.S.-Taiwan escalation and provocation,” said Shi Yi, the spokesman for the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command, in a statement on Sunday night. It announced that the PLA was holding joint combat patrols and joint strike drills in the waters around Taiwan.
  • Shi was referring to the U.S. defense spending bill, which calls China a strategic challenge.

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