Taiwan Says 11 Chinese Aircraft Crossed the Taiwan Strait Median Line

Taiwan Says 11 Chinese Aircraft Crossed the Taiwan Strait Median Line
A group of men look out to the Taiwan Strait from Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan, in southeast China's Fujian province on April 16, 2023. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI—Eleven Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Friday morning, an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, as China ramps up military pressure on the democratic island.

Taiwan, which the Chinese communist regime claims as its own territory despite the island’s objections, has complained in recent years of almost daily missions by the Chinese air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defense identification zone.