URGENT: Taiwan detected 12 Chinese warships, 91 jets on final day of drills: defence ministry

A PLA Navy landing ship sails towards the zone where China said it would conduct live fire exercises northeast of Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan, in Chinaís southeast Fujian province on April 10, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 12 Chinese warships and 91 aircraft around the island on Monday, after Beijing ended three-day military exercises.

“Although (China’s) Eastern Theatre Command has announced the end of its exercise, the military will never relax its efforts to strengthen its combat readiness,” the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that its tally of ships and aircraft was as of 6 pm (1000 GMT) on Monday.

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