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China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment (mainichi.jp)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- China's military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island's defense ministry said Monday was a daily record in recent times.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"West Taiwan" is silly because Tawian is an island. If you want to use the term then in the sense of "Tainan is in West Taiwan" because it is, indeed, on the western coast.

How about "autonomous mainland provinces".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I like your suggestion!