Taiwan reported a record detection of 153 Chinese military aircraft amid drills around the island, dubbed 'Joint Sword-2024B'. China aimed the drill as a response to Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te’s speech.

The Pentagon on Monday strongly criticized Chinese military war games around Taiwan, calling them destabilizing.

A record number of Chinese warplanes and naval vessels surrounded Taiwan during Beijing's one-day, large-scale military exercise on Monday, the self-governing island's Ministry of Defense said.

China used a record 153 military aircraft in war games around Taiwan, the island's government said on Tuesday, adding that such drills without prior warning were a danger to the entire region. China said the one-day "Joint Sword-2024B" drill,

China flew a record number of fighter jets and other warplanes around Taiwan during its large-scale military drills on Monday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said.

China made clear it was to punish Taiwan's president for rejecting Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the self-governed island.

Taiwan's defence ministry on Tuesday detailed the surge in Chinese warplane activity around the island during war games the previous day, saying it had detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft.

Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island, official data showed Tuesday, after China held a day of large-scale drills.