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Taiwan reports second large-scale China air force incursion this week (www.reuters.com)

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[-] randint@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

If you actually read the article,

Of those aircraft, the ministry said 10 had either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, or entered the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defence identification zone, or ADIZ.

you would find that 10 aircrafts either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered the southwestern part of the ADIZ. Neither of those is "flying over mainland China."

[-] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

It's still international airspace, so it's a moot point.

[-] randint@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It is, but it was clearly done to provoke Taiwan. Calling this a moot point is like saying that laughing at homeless people is fine because it is not illegal.

[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, China provokes other nations militarily, just don't look at who's bases surround them. The only one chomping at the bit for war here is the US