File Photo: The Taiwan government said on Monday, Dec. 26, that 71 Chinese military aircraft, including drones and fighter jets, the largest Chinese “incursion” to date. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said in a Twitter post on Monday that 60 fighter jets took part in the Chinese military drills, including six Su-30 fighter jets, one of China’s most advanced aircraft. /AP/

China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified “provocation” from the democratically governed island and the United States. Diagram of the People’s Liberation Army’s entry into the surrounding airspace released by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense © Twitter Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense

FILE PHOTO: Airplane is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration. In a brief statement, the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army said it had carried out “joint combat readiness patrols and joint firepower strike drills” around Taiwan, though it did not specify the exact location. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo