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Taiwan urges China to stop ‘continuous military harassment’

J-10 fighters were among the aircraft detected by Taiwan in the latest activity by Chinese forces [File: Alexander F Yuan/AP Photo]

Taiwan’s defence ministry has called on China to stop its “military harassment” of the self-ruled island after detecting more than 100 Chinese military aircraft in the latest of a series of military manoeuvres designed to assert Beijing’s claim to sovereignty.

The ministry said that since Sunday, it has spotted 103 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, over the sea, a number it called a “recent high”. It also said it detected nine navy ships.

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