A group of Chinese H-6K bombers recently flew near Taiwan to practice "confrontation drills," Chinese state media reported late on Sunday, publicizing the action just a few days before the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet in South Korea. Taiwan's Defense Ministry denounced the report as a propaganda ploy.
Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, sends its combat aircraft and warships into the skies and waters around the island on a daily basis, though Taipei's Defense Ministry has not reported any unusual activity lately.
Chinese state television's military channel's Weibo account said that recently — it did not give a date — units from the Eastern Theater Command had conducted combat-oriented training to test their capabilities in areas like air blockades and precision strikes.
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