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Weâre covering Chinaâs show of force around Taiwan and President Bidenâs upcoming trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland. A Chinese Navy ship near Taiwan yesterday.Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times Chinaâs military show around Taiwan China sent [record numbers of military aircraft](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS1taWxpdGFyeS1leGVyY2lzZXMtdGFpd2FuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), naval ships and an aircraft carrier near Taiwan yesterday on the final day of military exercises. The spectacle capped three days of drills designed to put pressure on the self-governed island. On Monday alone, Taiwan said that 91 Chinese military aircraft had flown into its Air Defense Identification Zone, a buffer thatâs broader than Taiwanâs sovereign airspace. That number marked the highest daily total of such Chinese sorties since 2020, when Taiwan began regularly releasing the data. The previous high was 71, set in December and again on Saturday. A first with fighter jets: During the exercises, Chinese J-15 jets took off from the Shandong aircraft carrier deployed near Taiwanâs east coast. The flights appeared to mark the first time that these fighter jets have been tracked entering Taiwanâs zone, an analyst said. China deployed the Shandong to reinforce the countryâs claim that it could âsurround and encircleâ Taiwan, a Taiwan-based researcher said: âThat is to say that it can do it on our east coast as well as our west coast.â Context: The drills were in [retaliation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDcvd29ybGQvYXNpYS9jaGluYS10YWl3YW4tbWlsaXRhcnktZXhlcmNpc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for [a visit to the U.S. by Taiwanâs president](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbWNjYXJ0aHktdHNhaS10YWl3YW4tY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Tsai Ing-wen. Still, experts said that the drills were smaller and less menacing than those held after Nancy Pelosi, then the U.S. speaker, visited Taiwan in August. Separately, two of Chinaâs most prominent human rights lawyers, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, were sentenced to 14 and 12 years, [some of the lengthiest punishments in years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2NoaW5hLWFjdGl2aXN0cy1wcmlzb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and an indication of how the countryâs leader, Xi Jinping, has crushed the last vestiges of dissent. Orangemen, who do not support Irish unification, marked St. Patrickâs Day last month. Andrew Testa for The New York Times An Irish welcome for Biden President Biden will begin a five-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland today. The president, whose family has Irish roots, is known to approach Irish issues [from a sentimental rather than a diplomatic perspective.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2JpZGVuLWJlbGZhc3Qtbm9ydGhlcm4taXJlbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg3MyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAwNjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhIn00ZO0-mK9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) âBeing Irish has shaped my entire life,â Biden once said. In Belfast, Biden will celebrate the Good Friday Agreement, which was signed 25 years ago and [ended decades of sectarian violence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL25vcnRoZXJuLWlyZWxhbmQtZ29vZC1mcmlkYXktcGhvdG9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in Northern Ireland. In the U.S., the peace accord is a cherished diplomatic achievement: Bill Clinton mediated between nationalists, who are mostly Catholic and seek a united Ireland, and unionists, who are mostly Protestant and want to stay with the U.K. In 1998, Biden supported the peace process, but his Irish pride has sometimes led him to take sides, critics say. âI think itâs fair to say that Biden is the most Irish of U.S. presidents, except maybe for Kennedy,â an author of a book about Ireland and the White House said. Family ties: Bidenâs itinerary in Ireland includes potential visits to [not one but two ancestral homes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmlkZW4taXJlbGFuZC12aXNpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg3MyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAwNjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhIn00ZO0-mK9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Locals are preparing to celebrate Biden with all of the fanfare their towns can muster. An eye on 2024: On the eve of his departure, Biden said that he [planned to run](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvYmlkZW4tMjAyNC1lbGVjdGlvbi1ydW5uaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) again for the presidency, though he did not formally announce a campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelâs prime minister, said he had decided to put aside his differences with his defense minister.Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press Netanyahu reverses firing of minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelâs prime minister, announced yesterday that [he had reinstated his defense minister](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtbmV0YW55YWh1LWdhbGxhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), Yoav Gallant, who had criticized the contentious plan to [overhaul Israelâs justice system](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9pc3JhZWwtanVkaWNpYXJ5LWNyaXNpcy1leHBsYWluZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Gallantâs ouster set off protests, prompting the government to suspend its judicial plan until the summer. The reversal came amid a wider effort within Israel to project a sense of unity at a time of deep social division and upheaval â and amid fears that Israelâs enemies had been emboldened by the instability created by the judicial plan. Gallantâs reinstatement was greeted with relief in much of Israel. There have been growing calls for a show of strength after a rise in attacks from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, as well as violence in the occupied West Bank. Many Israelis were particularly alarmed by a rare barrage of rockets from Lebanon last week. Context: Gallant was fired after he [said the plan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QaAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDMvMjUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZGVmZW5zZS1taW5pc3Rlci1vcHBvc2VzLWp1ZGljaWFsLXBsYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to limit the influence of the Supreme Court had provoked disquiet within the military he oversees, and that it was endangering Israelâs national security. 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- From Opinion: Se-Woong Koo, a South Korean-born writer, argues that Koreans should [forgive Japan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMTAvb3Bpbmlvbi9zb3V0aC1rb3JlYS1qYXBhbi1jaGluYS1yZWxhdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for historical wrongs and turn their focus on China. The War in Ukraine Russian police officers watched military aircraft fly over the Kremlin in 2020.Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times - Ukraineâs air defenses [need a big influx of munitions](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDkvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvbGVha2VkLWRvY3VtZW50cy11a3JhaW5pYW4tYWlyLWRlZmVuc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NzMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMDY4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkISJ9NGTtPpivUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to keep Russia from changing the course of the war, leaked Pentagon documents suggest.
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- An Asian elephant at a Berlin zoo taught herself to [peel bananas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xMC9zY2llbmNlL2VsZXBoYW50LWJhbmFuYS1wZWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). A Morning Read Preparing har gow, a traditional dumpling, at Shun Lee West.Justin J Wee for The New York Times When a new outpost of Shun Lee, a storied Chinese restaurant in New York City, opened last year, it took only a few bites before fans realized that something was off. Soon, tips flooded the local press. My colleague Katie Rosman [dug into the very New York drama](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDcvbnlyZWdpb24vbmV3LXlvcmstc2h1bi1sZWUtY2hpbmVzZS1yZXN0YXVyYW50cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg3MyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAwNjgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhIn00ZO0-mK9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which is at the heart of the history of Chinese food on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Subscribe Today We hope youâve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Thatâs partly because airlines have been slow to ramp up their flights. Theyâre hesitant to add flights when there are practical hurdles: Many visitors need a negative P.C.R. test before departure, consulates are scrambling to handle visa paperwork and about 20 percent of Chinese passports expired during the pandemic. Tensions between the U.S. and China also play a role. During the pandemic, the countries, the worldâs two largest economies, suspended each otherâs flights in a political tit-for-tat. Airlines need the approval of both countriesâ aviation authorities to increase routes. The war in Ukraine is another factor. Russia has banned U.S. and European carriers from its airspace, meaning flights to China now require longer routes with more fuel and flight crew. As a result, families suffer. Jessie Huang, who lives in New Jersey, hopes to visit China this summer but has struggled to find tickets under $2,000. She has not seen her 86-year-old father, who lives on an island off the coast of Shanghai, in seven years. âIâm just missing my family,â she said. PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. A reader submitted her French motherâs recipe for [tarragon-Cognac roast chicken](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjQxMDMtcm9hc3QtdGFycmFnb24tY29nbmFjLWNoaWNrZW4_YWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrJmNhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg3MyZtb2R1bGU9UmVsYXRlZExpbmtzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcGd0eXBlPUFydGljbGUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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What to Watch â[Showing Up](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmFwIiP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDYvbW92aWVzL3Nob3dpbmctdXAtcmV2aWV3LW1pY2hlbGxlLXdpbGxpYW1zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODczJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDA2OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZCEifTRk7T6Yr1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)â is a gently funny portrait of a creative rivalry between two artists. Travel Climate change is making turbulence more common. 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