China Sends 91 Warplanes, 12 Naval Vessels on Final Day of Taiwan Drills

Customers dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) taking part in a combat readiness patrol and "Joint Sword" exercises around Taiwan, at a restaurant in Beijing, China, on April 10, 2023. Tingshu Wang/Reuters

About 91 Chinese aircraft and 12 naval vessels were detected around Taiwan on April 10 as Beijing ended its three-day military exercises in response to the Taiwanese leader’s recent stopovers in the United States.

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the Chinese aircraft and ships were detected at 6 a.m. local time, with 54 aircraft, including eight SU-30 fighter jets, spotted crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait.