FOX News: China flew nuclear-capable bombers around Taiwan before Trump call with Taiwanese president
Less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Taiwan’s president over the phone, China flew a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers around Taiwan for the first time, two U.S. officials revealed to Fox News.
On Nov. 26, two Chinese Xian H-6 bombers, along with two escort planes, a Tupolev Tu-154 and Shaanxi Y-8, around the island of Taiwan from mainland China, taking off and landing from two separate Chinese military bases.
The escort jets were used to collect radar information and conduct other surveillance on American allies such as Japan, Fox News is told. The Chinese bombers stayed in international airspace, according to officials.
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Update: Chinese aircraft circled around Taiwan for first time: MND (Focus Taiwan)
WNU Editor: It looks like this is going to be the new normal .... China likely to conduct regular military flights near Okinawa: deputy minister (Taipei Times).
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