China deploys dozens of warplanes and ships near Taiwan

Taiwan guided missile destroyer Ma Kong DDG1805, left, monitors Chinese guided missile destroyer Xi’an DDG15, right, near Taiwan (Taiwan Ministry of National Defence via AP)

Taiwan has tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast on Friday.

This is the second day of a large military exercise launched by Beijing to show its anger over the self-governing island’s inauguration of new leaders who refuse to accept its insistence that Taiwan is part of China.