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Taiwan detects 39 Chinese warplanes, carrier

Two soldiers lower the national flag during the daily flag ceremony on Liberty Square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, July 30, 2022. [AP Photo]

Taiwan said Monday it had detected 39 Chinese warplanes and an aircraft carrier near the island after a U.S. destroyer and a Canadian frigate transited through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend.

Between Sunday and Monday morning, 26 aircraft and 13 warships were operating around the island, while another 13 planes were detected since the early hours of Monday, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.

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