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These tend to be anti-submarine or intelligence-gathering aircraft based on the Shaanxi Y-9 turboprop airlifter. However, the Chinese aircraft from the weekend were mostly combat variants in the form of Xi\u2019an H-6K bombers as well as Chengdu J-10, Shenyang J-16 and Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear if the increased number of aircraft near Taiwan was part of a scheduled exercise or China sending a signal to Taiwan, which it sees as a breakaway province and has vowed to incorporate back into the mainland, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous increases in aerial activities occurred in the wake of Taiwan-related activities seen by China as provocative, such as visits to the island by American officials. Taiwan\u2019s de facto ambassador to the U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, was at the inauguration of President Joe Biden last week \u2014 the first time the Taiwanese envoy attended an American presidential inauguration since 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. State Department responded to China\u2019s air activities in Taiwan\u2019s air defense identification zone, issuing a statement noting \u201cwith concern the pattern of ongoing [People\u2019s Republic of China] PRC attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan.\u201d It also urged \u201cBeijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan\u2019s democratically elected representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday also saw the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt enter the South China Sea via the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines. A C-2A Greyhound cargo aircraft also appeared on online flight-tracking software, climbing from a point in the middle of the channel on Saturday, leading to suspicion that the carrier was entering the disputed waters. 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