Taiwan said it detected 103 People’s Liberation Army warplanes and nine ships in its vicinity in the 24 hours to early Monday.
| China flew a record number of warplanes around Taiwan in the 24 hours to early Monday, in an apparent show of displeasure over visits by a pair of American officials.
While China usually doesn’t give reasons for conducting military activity around the island of 23 million people it has pledged to someday control, bigger sorties tend to coincide with meetings between foreign and Taiwanese officials. The US has criticised China for holding such exercises, calling them “provocative”.Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is leading a delegation that’s visiting until Wednesday, a trip that will include a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen.
Also visiting the island this week is Laurie Locascio, under-secretary of commerce for standards and technology, who met Ms Tsai on Monday. The visit is probably a follow-up to a rare gathering in the US in April when US and Taiwanese security officials discussed how companies from the island could adopt key US defence supply chain standards.
In a sign of the prominence Taiwan’s status plays in tensions between the US and China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi usedwith National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan over the weekend to reiterate that Beijing considers the island a red line in the relationship.
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