CCP Military Flights Around Taiwan Drop Sharply, as US Military Strikes Iran

U.S. military taking out Iranian leaders and disrupting Iran’s oil supply to China have forced Beijing to adjust its confrontational strategies, analysts said. Aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct joint combat training exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 7, 2022. Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP3/8/2026|Updated: 3/8/2026The Chinese communist regime has not flown military aircraft around Taiwan for over a week while the United States wages war against Iran.This also comes as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has held its annual top political meetings known as the Two Sessions, and CCP leader Xi Jinping is preparing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on April 1.