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The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that it has spotted 53 Chinese military planes around Taiwan, while the island has been on alert for several days.
The Chinese army, which has not yet commentary, has not confirmed to carry out military exercises around the island.
Taiwan expects Beijing, who considers the island as a Chinese territory, launching a new series of military exercises in response to the recent displacement of the Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te in the Pacific.
The Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 53 military planes had been spotted in the last twenty-four hours around Taiwan.
Eleven ships of the Chinese navy and eight “official” boats, a term that refers to civil agencies like the coast guard, were also reported.
Taiwan announced on Monday that it had set up an emergency intervention center and raised the alert level on the island after China has established seven areas of aerial space reserved and sent in particular naval fleets in the waters to proximity to the island.
(Ben Blanchard and Jeanny Kao; French version Camille Raynaud)
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