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Taiwan's Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that in addition to naval ships, more than 30 Chinese fighter jets were heading towards the country.
Thirty-three aircraft were sent by China's People's Liberation Army from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, officials said. The aircraft included SU-30 fighters.
Six Chinese Navy ships were also en route to Taiwan, and 13 Chinese warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. According to the Associated Press, Taiwanese officials are currently monitoring the situation.
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Saturday's development came shortly after US senior national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed to meet in Bangkok. Sullivan announced the end of the talks on Saturday evening.
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The USS Chung-Hoon observed a Chinese naval ship conducting what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023. The Chinese naval ship sharply crossed the path of the American destroyer, forcing the U.S. ship to slow down to avoid a collision. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre T. Richard/US Navy via AP)
“I just completed two days of meetings with Director Wang Yi in Bangkok to follow up on the Woodside Summit between President Biden and President Xi last November,” said the post, which included a photo of Sullivan and Wang shaking hands.
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National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said the meeting between Sullivan and Wang “continues both sides’ commitment to maintaining strategic communications and managing the relationship responsibly.”
On Thursday, the Chinese government accused the US Navy of driving a warship through the Taiwan Strait and accused the US of causing “unrest and provocation on China's doorstep.”
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A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet is seen on final approach to land at an air base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan. (Jameson Wu/AFP via Getty Images/File)
On January 17, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in an English-language press release that “18 sorties of various CCP primary and auxiliary aircraft” had been discovered. Eleven of the sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
“The armed forces have used combined intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance measures to closely monitor the situation and deployed mission aircraft, warships and land-based missile systems to respond appropriately,” the statement said.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Biden. (Portal/Kevin Lamarque/File)
“The MND emphasized that the security and prosperity of the Taiwan Strait is a concern of global development and stability, and therefore it is an obligation and responsibility for all parties in the region to jointly care and shoulder it,” the Defense Ministry added . “The armed forces will further strengthen their self-defense capabilities to deal with regional threats based on enemy threats and self-defense needs.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.