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China’s air force sent 28 aircraft close to Taiwan, the largest sortie this year, ratcheting up military pressure on the government in Taipei as it seeks to strengthen ties with the US.
The 28 People’s Liberation Army aircraft, including 14 J-16 and six J-11 fighters, were detected in Taiwan’s southwestern air defense identification zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement. Taipei’s military sent patrol aircraft, issued warnings and deployed air defense missile systems to monitor the activity.
Chinese military aircraft have frequently entered the southwest part of Taiwan’s ADIZ over the past year as the PLA has steadily picked up military activity around the democratically-ruled island. Washington and Beijing have been issuing warnings to each other regarding Taiwan since President Joe Biden took office in January.