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Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter air zone
Source: BBC
Taiwan: 'Record number' of China jets enter air zone
13 April 2021
Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Monday.
The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday.
The incursion is the largest in a year and comes as the US warns against an "increasingly aggressive China".
Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province.
However, democratic Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.
The latest Chinese mission involved 18 fighter jets, as well as four bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons, two anti-submarine aircraft and an early warning aircraft, Taiwan said.
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13 April 2021
Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Monday.
The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday.
The incursion is the largest in a year and comes as the US warns against an "increasingly aggressive China".
Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province.
However, democratic Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.
The latest Chinese mission involved 18 fighter jets, as well as four bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons, two anti-submarine aircraft and an early warning aircraft, Taiwan said.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56728072
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a slow drift...