Beijing, (PTI) China on Monday dismissed the existence of a “median line” in the volatile Taiwan Strait after Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected a record 103 Chinese warplanes flying around the self-ruled island in a 24-hour period.
“First of all, this is not a question about foreign affairs. I suggest you refer to competent Chinese authorities for specifics,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said without commenting on Beijing’s latest military provocation.
“Let me say that Taiwan is part of China’s territory. There is no so-called “median line” in the Taiwan Strait,” Mao asserted when a reporter sought her response to Taiwan’s defence ministry’s statement that 40 of the 103 Chinese People’s Liberation Army warplanes crossed the “median line” on the Taiwan Strait in a 24-hour span between Sunday and Monday.
