Taiwan showcases fighter jets as mainland China’s war games continue following Pelosi visit
SCMP, 18 Aug 2022
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Days after mainland Chinese forces ended their series of unprecedented drills around Taiwan, the self-ruled island flew its own F-16 fighters in an apparent show of force on August 17, 2022. The jets roared into the night sky from the Hualien airbase on Taiwan’s east coast. It was the first time since the People’s Liberation Army drills that Taiwanese officials have given media access to one of the island’s military bases. The mainland staged PLA exercises in the Taiwan Strait after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island early August. China regards the island as a renegade province to be reunited by force if necessary. Beijing has warned against official ties with Taiwan, which most countries do not recognise as a sovereign state. The US acknowledges the one-China principle, but opposes moves to take Taiwan by force.
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Days after mainland Chinese forces ended their series of unprecedented drills around Taiwan, the self-ruled island flew its own F-16 fighters in an apparent show of force on August 17, 2022. The jets roared into the night sky from the Hualien airbase on Taiwan’s east coast. It was the first time since the People’s Liberation Army drills that Taiwanese officials have given media access to one of the island’s military bases. The mainland staged PLA exercises in the Taiwan Strait after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island early August. China regards the island as a renegade province to be reunited by force if necessary. Beijing has warned against official ties with Taiwan, which most countries do not recognise as a sovereign state. The US acknowledges the one-China principle, but opposes moves to take Taiwan by force.
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