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| Taiwan says 10 Chinese warplanes entered its air defense identification zone | Taiwan says 10 Chinese warplanes entered its air defense identification zone |
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| China has sent a squadron of military aircraft including fighter jets past Taiwan, its defense ministry has said, in the latest allegations of a Chinese show of strength in the region. Beijing has not confirmed the claims. | China has sent a squadron of military aircraft including fighter jets past Taiwan, its defense ministry has said, in the latest allegations of a Chinese show of strength in the region. Beijing has not confirmed the claims. |
| Taiwanese defense officials issued radio warnings to the aircraft and deployed defense missile systems to monitor the activity on Monday, they said in a statement. | Taiwanese defense officials issued radio warnings to the aircraft and deployed defense missile systems to monitor the activity on Monday, they said in a statement. |
| The 10 planes were said to have entered a southwestern area of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and headed towards the Chinese mainland. | The 10 planes were said to have entered a southwestern area of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and headed towards the Chinese mainland. |
| Officials said the aircraft included eight fighter jets, a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, and a 'KJ-500 Airborne Early Warning and Control' aircraft, which is able to monitor dozens of targets at once using radar. | Officials said the aircraft included eight fighter jets, a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, and a 'KJ-500 Airborne Early Warning and Control' aircraft, which is able to monitor dozens of targets at once using radar. |
| It comes as the President of Palau, Surangel Whipps, Jr. and the US Ambassador to Palau John Hennessey-Niland arrived in Taiwan on Sunday. | It comes as the President of Palau, Surangel Whipps, Jr. and the US Ambassador to Palau John Hennessey-Niland arrived in Taiwan on Sunday. |
| Hennessey-Niland’s visit to Taiwan, the first in 42 years by a US ambassador to a foreign nation, has been strongly condemned by China. | Hennessey-Niland’s visit to Taiwan, the first in 42 years by a US ambassador to a foreign nation, has been strongly condemned by China. |
| In recent weeks, relations between China and Taiwan have deteriorated further. | In recent weeks, relations between China and Taiwan have deteriorated further. |
| On Friday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry alleged another Chinese military fly-by of 20 planes through its ADIZ. | On Friday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry alleged another Chinese military fly-by of 20 planes through its ADIZ. |
| The day before, Taipei had warned Beijing that it was developing long-range missiles capable of reaching the Chinese mainland. | The day before, Taipei had warned Beijing that it was developing long-range missiles capable of reaching the Chinese mainland. |
| China has recently hit out at growing efforts by the US to wield its influence in the region through assistance to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a Chinese province under its control. | China has recently hit out at growing efforts by the US to wield its influence in the region through assistance to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a Chinese province under its control. |
| Last week the US Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill forcing the government to assist its bid to regain observer status in the World Health Organization (WHO). | Last week the US Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill forcing the government to assist its bid to regain observer status in the World Health Organization (WHO). |
| President Joe Biden's administration also signed an agreement with Taiwan to set up a Coast Guard Working Group, which was seen as a response to a new law in China allowing its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels in certain circumstances. | President Joe Biden's administration also signed an agreement with Taiwan to set up a Coast Guard Working Group, which was seen as a response to a new law in China allowing its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels in certain circumstances. |
| Beijing has said that both moves by the US are a breach of the one-China principle, which recognizes the single government of China. | Beijing has said that both moves by the US are a breach of the one-China principle, which recognizes the single government of China. |
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