China's military makes dozens of crossings of Taiwan median line

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China says it conducted 'precision missile strikes' in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. (File photo: AP)
TAIPEI: About 10 Chinese navy ships and 20 military aircraft briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Friday morning, a Taiwan source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Earlier, Taiwan's defence ministry said the island's military has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed land-based missile systems to monitor the situation there, as China conducts large-scale military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan.
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