Tag: Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday it had detected 103 Chinese warplanes around the island in one day, describing the number as a "recent high"."Between the morning of September 17th to 18th, the ministry of national defence had detected a total of 103 Chinese aircraft which was a recent high and has posed severe challenges to the security across the Taiwan Strait and in the region," it said in a statement.Beijing's "continued military harassment can easily lead to a sharp spike in tension and worsen regional security,"...