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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    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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      Exactly… this is what happens when callous people who start wars to cover pedophilia and rape cannot plan half a move ahead

      Is the pedophile rapist going to start ANOTHER war front against a real enemy this time?

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      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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        biden was a war monger so ofcourse he wouldve intevened

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

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      If that were true, there would be no need for China to periodically talk about invading it or threatening military action against it. 😉 You can’t invade territory that’s already “yours”.

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        China never said they would “invade” per se, they say they would pursue Reunification

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        You mean a nation which did a revolution and became super power on its own is a part of neo colony of epstien empire?

        Taiwan has long history of supporting apartheid south africa and israel, you are dis respecting by calling a country that has self respect part of a country that is built by losers of civil war and is neo colony of west

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          became super power on its own

          Russia: am I a joke to you?

          Taiwan has long history of supporting apartheid south africa and israel, you are dis respecting by calling a country that has self respect part of a country that is built by losers of civil war and is neo colony of west

          China doesn’t have self respect. Fuck look at what they have done to their neighbours lol

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            Lol russia? China majorly developed due to their own communist revolution. Ever heard about sino soviet split? Soviets didnt help them much.

            Everyone has skirmishes with their neighbors in asia, nothing special

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              Everyone has skirmishes with their neighbors in asia, nothing special

              Soooo everyone has “skirmishes” with their neighbours in the middle east? Nothing special?

              You think about what youre saying before you write?