Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone

Taiwan Reports New Incursion by Chinese Jets Into Defense Zone
A Chinese J-16 fighter jet performs in the sky in Changchun, China, on Oct. 17, 2019. AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on April 5 reported a new incursion by China’s air force into the island’s air defense identification zone, made up of eight fighter jets and two other aircraft, one of which flew through the strategic Bashi Channel.

Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the past few months of repeated missions by China’s air force near the island, concentrated in the southwestern part of its air defense zone near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.