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    PLA Su-30 Fighter Jets Edge Near Taiwan as US Military Aircraft Flies Through the Island

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    The island of 's defence authority said fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation () approached the island on Tuesday, the day a US aircraft flew over the island that's bound to further raise cross-Straits tensions following a series of US arms sales to the island, and a US warship transit through the Taiwan Straits.

    The US warplane's rare flight over Taiwan showed the increasing collaboration between the US military and Taiwan secessionists, and the Chinese mainland's fighter jet sorties and approaches sent them a powerful warning and demonstrated how much the PLA was determined and prepared for war, Chinese mainland experts said on Tuesday.

    A US C-40 military transport aircraft was identified flying over the west coastline of Taiwan on Tuesday morning, Taiwan media reported, citing the island's defence authority.

    Taiwan's defence authority later on Tuesday said the US aircraft's flight over the island “was approved and it did not land,” Taiwan media reported.

    Around the same time on Tuesday morning, multiple PLA Su-30 fighter jets on Tuesday morning briefly entered the southwestern “airspace” of Taiwan island, according to a separate report by Taiwan media, also citing the island's defence authority.

    Song Zhongping, a Chinese mainland military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Tuesday that the PLA's fighter jet sorties and approaches to Taiwan is likely a counter to the provocative move by the US military aircraft.

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