U.S. Aircraft Fly Near Taiwan Following Chinese Provocations

U.S. warplanes have flown near Taiwan days after Chinese combat aircraft violated the island country's airspace on their way to the Western Pacific, reports the semi-official Central News Agency (Taipei).

On Wednesday, an MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft and two B-52 Stratofortress bombers conducted separate flights along the self-ruled island's coast.

The B-52s flew by Taiwan's east coast, heading south, early in the morning. Later, the MC-130J flew over the Taiwan...