China deployed two aircraft carrier groups and dozens of ships in waters north and south of Taiwan last month, a Taiwanese security official said on June 2 Up to 70 Chinese ships, including navy vessels, were monitored from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea from May 1-27, AFP reported, citing a Taiwanese official A total of 75 Chinese aircraft were involved in three “combat readiness patrols” near the island in May, Taiwan’s defence ministry figures claim to showBeijing has reportedly ramped up the deployment of fighter jets and warships around Taiwan in recent years 0:00 INTRO 3:18 ‘JUSTIFIED CONCERN’, UK BACKS US WARNING ON CHINA THREAT 4:35 CHINA STEPS UP COMBAT READINESS? ‘TWEAKS’ PILOT TRAINING 5:58 PHILIPPINES READY FOR TALKS WITH CHINA?n18oc_world n18oc_crux