![]() ![]() The latest dispatch of Chinese warplanes and warships came after the United States and Canada sailed warships through the Taiwan Strait in a challenge to Beijing's territorial claims. Over the past year, Beijing has stepped up military activities around Taiwan, including by sending warships and warplanes on a near-daily basis. ![]() The closest one to Taiwan, Longtian, is only 217 kilometers (135 miles) from the capital, Taipei. Huang pointed to three military airfields in China’s southeastern Fujian province – Longtian, Huian and Zhangzhou – that have recently been expanded. “The information we have received is that all important military bases along the coast … are being continuously updated,” he added. ![]() Huang Wen-Chi, the assistant deputy chief with the General Staff for Intelligence of Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, said during a news conference releasing the biennial report. ![]() “This year, the Chinese Communist Party has aggressively expanded its armaments and continued to build various types of fighter jets and drones,” Maj. Earlier on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it had spotted 22 Chinese warplanes and 20 warships near the island over the previous 24 hours - part of military harassment by Beijing, which hasn't ruled out force to reunite the island with the mainland. Taiwan said it will continue to monitor the Chinese activities around the island and bolster its defenses in response. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China is continuously bolstering its military bases along the coastline facing Taiwan, the self-ruled island's Defense Ministry said in a report Tuesday, as Beijing steps up military activities around the territory it claims as its own. ![]()
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