Why did China send record 18 bombers to Taiwan's ADZ?

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On Tuesday, December 13, China sent 18 nuclear-capable, long-range H-6 bombers into Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone.

This is the largest intrusion by China’s H-6 bombers ever recorded, surpassing a previous incident in October 2021 when 16 H-6 bombers entered the zone.

By entering this zone, China is showing off its military prowess and reminding Taiwan and the U.S. that it can threaten Taiwan’s airspace.

The aerial intrusion comes shortly after Japan's Prime Minister visited Taiwan and after China instituted new bans on Taiwanese food, alcohol and fishery products.