Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said Sunday, after a sharp drop in flights over the past two weeks had sparked discussions among observers.

The ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on Saturday, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone. Seven naval ships were spotted around the island, it reported.

The increased number of aircraft came after the ministry reported a fall that left analysts scratching their heads about what China’s military may be up to.

  • theprogressivist @lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    If there’s anytime for China to start encroaching would be now. The US is too busy being Israel’s bitch and Trump is a giant pussy.

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      17 days ago

      They know Biden would have intervened but that Trump is less likely to. During g his presidency seems more likely I guess? Idk, I don’t know shit

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        16 days ago

        biden was a war monger so ofcourse he wouldve intevened

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      16 days ago

      Any president who would have intervened is a moron. MAD didn’t go away just because the soviet union fell, nukes still exist.