China's President Xi Jinping is mounting pressure on Taiwan by scrambling fighters to probe its borders and defences. Every day for more than two weeks, China's combat aircraft have breached Taiwan's air defence identification zone. Read more• China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea• China, Taiwan tensions could result in all-out war with the US• Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China? Taiwan says that, up to October 7, Beijing had sent 49 military aircraft across the Taiwan Strait median line this year. China also reportedly conducted 1710 aircraft and 1029 vessel sorties within Taiwan's "air defence identification zone" (ADIZ) – many near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2020 01:07 UTC