China Sends 24 Fighter Jets Toward Taiwan in Show of Force
China sent 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force. Thursday, after the self-governing island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that China has also applied to join.
China's People's Liberation Army flew fighter jets toward Taiwan twice on Thursday, once in the morning with 19 planes, and once in the afternoon with five more. Taiwan deployed air patrol forces in response to the Chinese jets and tracked them on its air defense systems, the island's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Source: Military #Sep23
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China sent 24 fighter jets toward Taiwan in a large display of force. Thursday, after the self-governing island announced its intention to join an 11-nation Pacific trade group that China has also applied to join.
China's People's Liberation Army flew fighter jets toward Taiwan twice on Thursday, once in the morning with 19 planes, and once in the afternoon with five more. Taiwan deployed air patrol forces in response to the Chinese jets and tracked them on its air defense systems, the island's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Source: Military #Sep23
https://t.co/yiFu6ibbIp
#China #Fighter #Jets #Taiwan #Force