Taiwanese media claims B-52s carried out mock cruise missile strikes on China

Taiwan’s United Daily News cited an anonymous ‘military expert’ as saying that two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers approached the southern coast of China on Apr. 24 to practice the launch of cruise missiles into the country.


Photo: @AircraftSpots

The tracks of these two aircraft were first uploaded on Twitter by @AircraftSpots. It was picked up by Taiwanese aircraft enthusiasts and quickly spread on local forums.