By noon, Taiwan’s military said it had detected 42 Chinese warplanes infiltrating around the island’s air defense zone, while eight Chinese ships were also participating in the exercise.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry also condemned China’s military drills on Saturday, saying Beijing has “used various scare speeches and fake news” to openly interfere and interfere with the democratic election process in our country. “
It said, “The Ministry of External Affairs condemns in the strongest terms the brazen attempts of China’s authoritarian government to interfere in elections.”
Over the past year, Beijing has ramped up political and military pressure against Taiwan, sending warplanes and ships around the island almost daily.