China Sends Fewer Flights Near Taiwan in Sign of Training Shift

Chinese military flights into a sensitive area near Taiwan in January fell to the lowest level of Lai Ching-te’s presidency, an indication it is tweaking its training focus.

The People’s Liberation Army sent an average of 5.4 aircraft per day across the median line of the Taiwan Strait during the month, according to Bloomberg-compiled data from the Defense Ministry in Taipei. That marked the fewest since just before Lai assumed the presidency in May 2024.

The decline may be a sign that over the past few years the PLA has finished most of its ...