China conducts flyover of waterways near Japan, Taiwan
BEIJING — China patrolled the waters of a series of hotly contested islands Sunday, a day after staging a flyover of two strategically important waterways near Taiwan and Japan.
Chinese government statements said both weekend exercises were routine. The exercises come shortly after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen spoke to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in a call strongly denounced by China, which considers Taiwan to be Chinese territory.
At least 10 Chinese planes on Saturday flew over the Miyako Strait between two Japanese islands, Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement.