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| UPDATED: 08:29, Thu, Jan 28, 2021 Link copied China 'reinforcing tensions with US in South Sea' says expert Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Military aircraft from China flew over the Pratas Islands, which guard to the southern ap...

© Getty Images Over the weekend, China sent large numbers of military aircraft into the southwestern portion of the Taiwan air defense identification zone, near the strategic Pratas Islands, which guard the southern approach to the Taiwan Strait. The Saturday demonstration of air power was provocative, including nuclear capable bombers and swift fighters used in offensive operations. Though the Chinese planes stayed in international airspace, Beijing appeared to deliver hostile messages to Taipei. The Sunday flight was the twentieth Chinese air incursion in less than a month. The air exercis...

Jan. 12, 2021 8:39 am ET A White House campaign to tighten ties with Taiwan is set to culminate in an 11th-hour visit to the island by a senior U.S. diplomat this week, forcing Beijing into a tricky balancing act as it seeks improved ties with the incoming Biden administration. China has promised countermeasures against the three-day trip to Taiwan by Kelly Craft, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, though it wasn’t clear what steps Beijing might take. Ms. Craft, who is due to arrive Wednesday in Taipei, will be the third senior Trump administration official to visit self-ruled...