Taiwan Reports Large Incursion by Chinese Air Force

Taiwan Reports Large Incursion by Chinese Air Force
A J-16 fighter jet performing in the sky in Changchun in China's northeastern Jilin province on Oct. 17, 2019. AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI—Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan’s air force deployed missiles to “monitor” the incursion, the island’s Defense Ministry said.

China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has conducted almost daily flights over the waters between the southern part of Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea in recent months.