37 Chinese warplanes spotted around Taiwan ADIZ

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Taiwan's military spotted 53 Chinese warplanes and 8 navy ships around the country in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning. 37 jets entered its Air Defense Identification Zone. The move comes as Taiwan prepares to hold its largest annual military exercises.

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00:00Taiwan is seeing a spike in Chinese military activity as it prepares to hold its largest

00:06annual exercises.

00:08The Defense Ministry says it spotted 53 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels

00:13operating near the country in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning.

00:17Thirty-seven of those aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

00:23This area isn't Taiwan's airspace, but acts as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.

00:28Taiwan says it's monitoring the situation as it gears up for its annual Hanguang military

00:33exercises, set to be the biggest ever.

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