Taiwan records scores of Chinese warplanes near island

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Thursday said that it has detected 68 Chinese warplanes and 10 navy vessels around its shores in 24 hours.

Earlier this week, Taiwan had cautioned that China was stepping up “gray zone” activities around the island.
Taiwan has accused Beijing of seeking to stir regional tensions and put pressure on the territory that China claims as its own, while avoiding an all-out conflict.

While Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, China regards the self-ruled democracy part of its territory and has not ruled out the possibility of taking it back by force one day