Unannounced PLA Deployments Raise Concerns in Taiwan

China appears to be continuing unannounced military exercises encircling Taiwan. Taiwan's defense ministry reported 30 Chinese warplanes operating near Taiwan between Thursday and Friday morning. 23 of the aircraft came closer to Taiwan's Main Island. A U.S.-based think tank said that China could try to make large unannounced deployments like this a new normal. It comes as China prepares to host world leaders at the APEC Economic Summit in Shenzhen next week. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to have their third meeting of the year at APEC. Taiwan is also sending a delegation participating under the name Chinese Taipei.