TAIPEI: Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese “joint combat readiness patrol” in a week near the island, as Taipei steps up its guard over Beijing’s activities. China has pressured Taiwan by increasing its military presence around the island, and Taipei is on high alert for further Chinese actions after President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan with US President Donald Trump in Beijing this month. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, and operates its warships and warplanes around the island on an almost daily basis.

TAIPEI: Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese “joint combat readiness patrol” in a week near the island, as Taipei steps up its guard over Beijing’s…

Taipei records 21 Chinese aircraft and multiple warships operating all around island