(CNN) China's military put out a strong message on Taiwan on Saturday, vowing to "safeguard the territory of our motherland." The People's Liberation Army air force released a video and series of commemorative envelopes showing recent Chinese air force missions around the island, which Beijing views as a breakaway province. PLA air force spokesman Shen Jinke was shown saying China would continue to patrol the Taiwan Strait "with multiple aircraft." Long history of confrontationThe PLA air force flights are just the latest PLA military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan. While Washington does not challenge Communist China's claim over Taiwan, the official US policy simply states that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait recognize there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China.

Source: CNN April 29, 2018 06:21 UTC