Beijing has sent a none too subtle "signal" to the new Biden administration to take a step back from former President Donald Trump's hardball tactics against China. A further 15 Chinese aircraft did the same on Sunday. But an editorial in the same publication warned that, "sooner or later, these fighters will appear over the island of Taiwan". "Certainly the operation is both militarily expedient in terms of training and experience but also a very useful political signal to not only Taiwan but of course the new Biden administration," he said. "This was a message by the Biden administration to make crystal clear to China that it is not compromising on the Taiwan issue."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2021 20:03 UTC