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At least 19 Chinese fighter jets and bombers entered Taiwan’s airspace on Saturday for the second day in a row. According to China’s Global Times, this was not a warning but “a rehearsal for the occupation of Taiwan,” Agepres reports.
The Taipei Defense Ministry said that at least 19 Chinese fighter jets and bombers, including an anti-submarine plane, had crossed the Taiwan Strait.
A similar incident took place on Friday. Officials from Japan and the United States are visiting Taipei these days, including US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, the highest-ranking official in Washington to come to Taiwan in decades.
Beijing does not recognize the independence of Taiwan and considers the island to be part of the Chinese territory. Chinese state press threatens Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen with being “wiped off the ground”
Tsai, Krach and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Saturday paid tribute to former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who died on July 30, for his role in democratizing Taiwan during his 12-year tenure.
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