Daily Mail: Beijing sends missile-capable fighter jets around Taiwan to warn the island's 'independence forces'
* Some of China's most powerful jets were sent for a military drill Friday morning
* It was the first time China's Su-35 fighters were sent over the Bashi Channel
* Beijing hailed the drill as a 'new breakthrough' and has released footage of it
* Taiwan's defence ministry said it was able to monitor Chinese naval and air drills
China sent some of its most powerful fighter jets and other military aircraft near Taiwan Friday in the latest of a series of drills which Beijing has said are aimed at the island's 'independence forces'.
Taiwan's defence ministry said multiple H-6K bombers, reconnaissance planes and transport aircraft flew over the Bashi Channel, south of Taiwan, and over the Miyako Strait, near Japan's Okinawa Island, in a drill Friday morning.
It was the first time that China's missile-capable and supersonic Su-35 fighters were sent over the Bashi Channel, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV.
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WNU Editor: I love how the Chinese press reports this story. From today's post .... China sends Su-35 fighter jets for island patrol (Xinhuanet) ....
.... GUANGZHOU, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force conducted patrol circling China's island of Taiwan on Friday.
"China's island of Taiwan" .... yup .... Taiwan is a Chinese island.
More News On Reports That Chinese Bombers And Fighters Are Flying Around Taiwan Again
Su-35 fighter jets join patrol around Taiwan -- Global Times
Beijing again flexes military muscle, sending fighter jets, bombers around Taiwan -- SCMP
China again flies bombers around Taiwan -- Reuters
China sends fighter jets, including Su-35, near Taiwan in latest show of force -- Japan Times/AFP
Chinese Air Force circles Taiwan in latest drill (update) -- Focus Taiwan
PLAAF flies bombers, fighter aircraft around Taiwan -- Jane's 360
China Flies Su-35 Fighters Over Bashi Channel for First Time -- The Diplomat
