Business Standard

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | 07:00 AM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

68 China jets, 13 warships cross median line: Taiwan defence ministry

Beijing cancels US defence talks, slaps sanctions on Pelosi for Taiwan visit

Taiwan Air Force Mirage fighter jets taxi at an airbase in Hsinchu. Taiwan scrambled jets to warn away Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone on Friday	Photo: Reuters
Premium

Taiwan Air Force Mirage fighter jets taxi at an airbase in Hsinchu. Taiwan scrambled jets to warn away Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone on Friday Photo: Reuters

Agencies
Taipei’s military said 68 Chinese fighter jets and 13 warships crossed the “median line” that runs down the Taiwan Strait during Friday's military drills by China’s forces.

China on Friday continued its most provocative military drills in decades and cut off defence talks with the US, as relations between the world’s biggest economies deteriorate in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.

A day after likely firing missiles over the island of 23 million people, China sent warships across the Taiwan Strait’s median line in the first such incursion in years. The People’s Liberation Army also sent warplanes across

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in