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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley

China likely to rapidly achieve air superiority over Taiwan, US leaks say

A J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during military exercises around Taiwan on 9 April
A J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during military exercises around Taiwan on 9 April. Photograph: An Ni/AP

China would probably establish air superiority very rapidly in any attack on Taiwan, according to leaked US intelligence assessments that raise disturbing questions about the self-ruled island’s military readiness.

The documents, part of a series allegedly leaked by the US air national guardsman Jack Teixeira, emerged as G7 foreign ministers met to discuss a common China strategy and Beijing briefly halted flights over part of the East China Sea on Sunday.

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