US Politics | China launches 22 aircraft into Taiwan airspace after deploying warships and firing 11 missiles in huge invasion drills
CHINA sent 22 warplanes hurtling into Taiwan's airspace as the giant nation continues to flex its military muscles in a message to the US. The Communist Party sent the fighter jets briefly across the ...median line... running down the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, according to the defend ministry in Taipei. 
APChinese fighter jets have repeatedly breached Taiwan's airspace '/ ' The Ministry of National Defense said ...air defense missile systems... were deployed to track the jets and radio warnings were broadcast \- it is understood Taiwan also scrambled fighter planes. Chinese state media also reported Beijing is moving an aircraft carrier strike group towards the island, which included a nuclear-powered submarine. It is the latest brazen move by China as they attempt to send a message to both Taiwan and the US over senior American politician Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei. Beijing has essentially surrounded the island \- which it regards as a breakaway province \- with warplanes and warships as it announced six massive military exercises minutes after Pelosi landed on Tuesday. READ MORE ON CHINA 
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GET OUT Taiwan 7/11 stores hacked with chilling message for 'warmonger Pelosi' to 'get out' Pelosi, the US Speaker of the House, is the second-in-line to the presidency, behind only Vice President Kamala Harris. Her trip to the island earlier this week was the most senior visit by a US politician \- something which infuriated China. Beijing views any engagement between Washington and Taipei as a US endorsement of the island's independence. And it has made clear it views Pelosi's trip as a ...provocation.... Most read in US News 'WE KNOW HOW SHE DIED' Gabby Petito's mom breaks down as she slams Brian's 'confession' FIRED UP Inside chaotic moments at Woodstock '99 that triggered WARZONE to erupt CELL TIME? Alex Jones could face criminal trial & year in jail after his texts were exposed HOUSE OF HORRORS Mom & son's dismembered bodies found after kidnapped daughter's escape TRAGIC CRASH Mom & daughter, 8, died in 8-car crash after getting trapped in burning car FATAL CRASH Congresswoman & two aides among 4 people killed in horror car crash Chinese leader Xi Jinping has always vowed to ...reunify... with the island \- and its feared the new drills are a rehearsal for invasion. Beijing claims the island belongs to them, but the people of Taiwan say they are a separate nation. Taipei enjoys strong support from the US, even though the White House has stopped short of backing their ...independence.... And it has always been unclear if Washington would intervene militarily should China attack Taiwan, despite a recent vow from US President Joe Biden. Chinese state media today referred to the unprecedented war games as rehearsing for the ...reunification operation... \- and said the exercises ...blockading the island... will become routine. ...It means that our battle plan has been made clear to the US and the Taiwan authorities, and we are confident enough to inform them of the consequences of further provocation in this way,... Communist tabloid The Global Times quoted Chinese military ...expert... Song Zhongping.
APChinese fighter jets have repeatedly breached Taiwan's airspace '/ ' The Ministry of National Defense said ...air defense missile systems... were deployed to track the jets and radio warnings were broadcast \- it is understood Taiwan also scrambled fighter planes. Chinese state media also reported Beijing is moving an aircraft carrier strike group towards the island, which included a nuclear-powered submarine. It is the latest brazen move by China as they attempt to send a message to both Taiwan and the US over senior American politician Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei. Beijing has essentially surrounded the island \- which it regards as a breakaway province \- with warplanes and warships as it announced six massive military exercises minutes after Pelosi landed on Tuesday. READ MORE ON CHINA THE GREAT WAR How China could attack Taiwan with drone swarms & one million troops GET OUT Taiwan 7/11 stores hacked with chilling message for 'warmonger Pelosi' to 'get out' Pelosi, the US Speaker of the House, is the second-in-line to the presidency, behind only Vice President Kamala Harris. Her trip to the island earlier this week was the most senior visit by a US politician \- something which infuriated China. Beijing views any engagement between Washington and Taipei as a US endorsement of the island's independence. And it has made clear it views Pelosi's trip as a ...provocation.... Most read in US News 'WE KNOW HOW SHE DIED' Gabby Petito's mom breaks down as she slams Brian's 'confession' FIRED UP Inside chaotic moments at Woodstock '99 that triggered WARZONE to erupt CELL TIME? Alex Jones could face criminal trial & year in jail after his texts were exposed HOUSE OF HORRORS Mom & son's dismembered bodies found after kidnapped daughter's escape TRAGIC CRASH Mom & daughter, 8, died in 8-car crash after getting trapped in burning car FATAL CRASH Congresswoman & two aides among 4 people killed in horror car crash Chinese leader Xi Jinping has always vowed to ...reunify... with the island \- and its feared the new drills are a rehearsal for invasion. Beijing claims the island belongs to them, but the people of Taiwan say they are a separate nation. Taipei enjoys strong support from the US, even though the White House has stopped short of backing their ...independence.... And it has always been unclear if Washington would intervene militarily should China attack Taiwan, despite a recent vow from US President Joe Biden. Chinese state media today referred to the unprecedented war games as rehearsing for the ...reunification operation... \- and said the exercises ...blockading the island... will become routine. ...It means that our battle plan has been made clear to the US and the Taiwan authorities, and we are confident enough to inform them of the consequences of further provocation in this way,... Communist tabloid The Global Times quoted Chinese military ...expert... Song Zhongping.
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