Dozens of Chinese aircraft and four warships were spotted operating around Taiwan over the weekend as Beijing kicked off its first large-scale military exercises in the region of the new year, showing no let-up in the high tempo of threatening maneuvers in 2022.
On Sunday, China sent 28 warplanes across the median line of the Taiwan Strait, entering the island democracy’s air defense identification zone. The group was among at least 57 Chinese aircraft that took part in the military drills, officials said.
The Eastern Theater Command (ETC) of the People’s Liberation Army confirmed that PLA troops were staging exercises in the waters and airspace around Taiwan.