MOUNTING tension in the deteriorating China-United States relationship led recently to an unprecedented two-day military maneuver involving dozens of Chinese military aircraft crossing the median line in the Taiwan Strait, precipitating fears of an imminent assault on Taiwan.

The simulated attack, involving 37 warplanes, included more than 30 sophisticated fighter jets, two heavy bombers and an anti-submarine aircraft. It occurred during the visit of a senior US official, Undersecretary of State Keith Krach, who was in Taipei to attend a memorial service for the national leader Lee Teng-hui and to confer with Taiwan officials, including incumbent national leader Tsai Ing-wen.

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