Taiwan reports increased Chinese military drills nearby (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

But Taiwan’s defence ministry reported that starting on Sunday morning it had detected nine Chinese aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait’s median line, which had previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two and which Chinese planes regularly fly over.

The aircraft were accompanying Chinese warships carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols”, it added.

Taiwan’s government, which has repeatedly offered talks with China, rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims and says only the island’s people can decide their future.

Xi told Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in US-China ties, according to a senior US official.

The account of the summit from China’s foreign ministry was mixed, portraying Xi as having taken a tough line, over Taiwan in particular.

Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January, with the island’s fraught relations with China an important topic on the campaign trail.

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[-] palal@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Is the Taiwan Strait international waters or not?

If it is, this isn't news. If it isn't, then this is provocative. It can't simultaneously be international waters when one country sails warships through and sovereign airspace when another country flies aircraft through.

[-] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I mean if U.S. park 10 warship right next to Chinese border, in the international water. China also would complain.

China would also react the same if Japan have military drill (assuming they can) next to China northeast border, even if it is in international water.

The tension would only be more severe when this happens between Taiwan and China.

[-] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It depends on the activity. Sailing through some ships is wholly different from, for example, staging a mock attack with 100 warships and troop transports.

[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

This is a reminder that I own all of the airspace over China and I don't approve of them using it to fly aircraft.

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