Taiwan's defense ministry is reporting over 70 warplanes operating near Taiwan in a two-day period. The increased military activity comes shortly after the U.S. announced an arms sale package for Taiwan.
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00:00China has ramped up military operations around Taiwan over the past two days.
00:06The Defense Ministry says it detected 41 Chinese warplanes and seven naval ships operating
00:11close to the country between Friday and Saturday.
00:14Thirty-two of those planes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial border
00:19between the two sides.
00:21The Defense Ministry says it's responding by deploying aircraft, ships and coastal missile
00:25systems.
00:26Chinese military activity has spiked since the U.S. announced plans to sell about 1,000
00:32suicide drones to Taiwan earlier this week.