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This week China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan's air defense zone in a show of force. Taiwan's Defence Ministry said 15 Chinese aircraft including 12 fighters entered its air defence identification zone, with an anti-submarine aircraft flying to the south through the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines. Taiwan's foreign minister said it would fight to the end if China attacks.
"From my limited understanding of American decision makers watching developments in this region, they clearly see the danger of the possibility of China launching an attack against Taiwan," he told reporters at his ministry.
"We are willing to defend ourselves without any questions and we will fight the war if we need to fight the war. And if we need to defend ourselves to the very last day we will defend ourselves to the very last day."
China's aggression sets it on a direct collision course with not just Taiwan, but new US President Joe Biden's foreign policy goals. The U.S. Navy said the guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain conducted a "routine" transit of the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The exactly destination of the Chinese military is unknown. The US, China and Taiwan have refused to answer questions on if it is headed towards the disputed South China Sea, where a U.S. carrier group is currently operating.
Japan had said on Sunday that the Chinese carrier group had entered the Pacific after sailing through the Miyako Strait, through Japan's southern Ryukyu island chain northeast of Taiwan.
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