Taiwan detects dozens of Chinese military aircraft, ships as Japanese warship cruises past island

26/09/2024 03:32 France 24

Taiwan's defence ministry said Thursday that 29 more Chinese fighter jets and drones were detected around the democratic island, following a 24-hour period that saw a surge in military movement by Beijing's forces. The incursions came as for the first time a Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait to assert its freedom of navigation.

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