U.S. warns China to "cease" as record number of Chinese military flights test Taiwan's airspace

Hong Kong — China's military has flown a record number of aircraft sorties into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone over the last four days. The People's Liberation Army flights testing Taiwan's airspace represent the most aggressive military posturing to date from China, and they drew a warning from the Biden administration late on Sunday evening.

"The United States is very concerned by the People's Republic of China's provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. "We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan."