CHINA SENDS PRACTICE INVASION FORCE TO TAIWAN – China assembled a mock invasion force of 71 planes and 7 ships that was then deployed to approach Taiwan’s waters. The move comes after the U.S. passed a defense spending budget that included provisions to protect Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. The demonstration of power came on Christmas day and ended 6 a.m. the day after. 47 planes crossed the unofficial water boundary line, the median of the Taiwan strait.
