Taiwan reported 45 Chinese warplanes in its airspace within 24 hours, according to its defense ministry on Wednesday.
The record number of Chinese daily sorties this year comes ahead of President-elect Lai Ching-te’s inauguration on May 20.
The ministry said that “26 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait,” referring to a line bisecting the 180-kilometer (110-mile) waterway separating Taiwan and China. Beijing does not recognize this unofficial boundary.
Six Chinese Navy vessels were also detected, according to the statement.
Taipei emphasized it was monitoring the situation closely and urged Beijing to exercise self-restraint.
“Since late April they have become more and more provocative,” the senior Taiwanese security official said.
Who cares
Unless you live a subsistence lifestyle and somehow also produce all of the complex goods you need, you care.
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would more or less kick off world war three. To say that’s bad for everyday life is an understatement, and that’s assuming nobody launches nukes.
Has tech really made anything better? You need an app to get a haircut ffs.
Well, that’s a braindead take if I’ve ever heard one.