China Stages More Combat Drills Around Taiwan; Over 50 Warplanes, 4 Naval Vessels Involved

China Stages More Combat Drills Around Taiwan; Over 50 Warplanes, 4 Naval Vessels Involved
Chinese fighter jets fly in the sky near Taiwan in a still from a video released by Chinese state-run media CCTV on Aug. 7, 2022. CCTV via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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Taiwan is strongly condemning China for engaging in its second round of military combat exercises near the democratically governed island in less than a month.

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry stated that it detected 57 Chinese aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan at 6 a.m. local time on Jan. 8, with 28 of the warplanes entering Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and crossing the Taiwan Strait median line.