China Flies 38 Warplanes Near Taiwan, 6 Navy Vessels in Area

A security guard stands near a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China on May 26, 2022, in Beijing. (AP)

China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry said Friday, in the largest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in the month.

Naval vessels were also seen in the area as part of China’s long-running campaign of intimidation against Taiwan