BEIJING (AP) — Over the years, a regular Chinese campaign of sending warplanes flying toward Taiwan — the self-governing island it claims as its territory — has raised alarm from Taipei to Washington.

From Feb. 28 to March 6, there were no PLAAF sorties near Taiwan for seven days. This is an unusual lull in activity. What's going on?

People’s Liberation Army aircraft activity around Taiwan fell sharply in early March 2026, breaking a pattern of frequent sorties that had kept the Taiwan Strait among the most closely watched ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HONG KONG — Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said Sunday, after a sharp drop in ...

TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan on Sunday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities around the island after an unexplained absence of more than two weeks that prompted ...

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