TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan said 35 Chinese warplanes were detected around the island on Wednesday, with some then flying to join the Shandong aircraft carrier for naval drills in the Western Pacific.
Beijing, which views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, has stepped up military and political pressure on the island in recent years as relations deteriorate.
Chinese aircraft including fighters and drones were then tracked around the island from Wednesday morning, Taipei's defence ministry said. Taipei's Ministry of Defence on Wednesday released an undated photo showing the Shandong being monitored by a Taiwanese Keelung class warship. The US Navy said the ships were the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and HMCS Ottawa, and that the transit"demonstrates the commitment of the United States and our allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific".
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