Tag: China blockade

In a new high, China's military dispatched a total of 103 warplanes toward Taiwan within a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday.Although Chinese military aircraft routinely approach the self-governed island on an almost daily basis, they generally do so in smaller numbers. Tensions between the two sides have escalated, particularly in conjunction with the United States, which serves as Taiwan's primary arms supplier and opposes any attempts to alter Taiwan's status through force.These recent actions by China may also be aimed at influencing Taiwan's upcoming presidential election in...