China's military has stirred tensions by setting up a zone for 'live-fire training' off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without prior notice, according to Taiwan's defense ministry. This move follows the detention of a Chinese-crewed cargo ship suspected of cutting an undersea cable in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's defense ministry reported detecting 32 Chinese military aircraft in the Taiwan Strait, with 22 of them flying near the north and southwest of the island. These aircraft were said to have conducted a 'joint combat readiness patrol' with Chinese warships.
