Taiwan’s defence ministry has said it detected 22 Chinese warplanes and drones around the self-ruled island in a window of less than three hours. “We detected activities from 22 PLA aircraft… since 9:30 am (0130 GMT),” it said in a statement released at 12:10 pm on Saturday. “12 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and central air defence identification zone,” it said, adding that the warplanes and drones joined Chinese naval vessels in “joint combat patrol”.

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