AIPEI, June 22 — Chinese air force jets, including at least one bomber, briefly entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone today, before being warned off by its air force, the island’s military said, the eighth such encounter in two weeks. The encounter came on the day President Tsai...
China has recently been showing military force near and around Taiwan. — Reuters pic
The encounter came on the day President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw a test flight of a new locally-developed advanced trainer jet as she pushes to boost democratic Taiwan’s defences, particularly as China ramps up its own military modernisation. The Chinese air force received verbal warnings to leave via radio, and patrolling Taiwanese fighters also “proactively drove off” the aircraft, Taiwan’s air force said in a short statement, without giving details.
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