Taiwan Reports Largest Incursion Yet by Chinese Air Force

Taiwan Reports Largest Incursion Yet by Chinese Air Force
A Y-8 transport aircraft leading J-11 air superiority fighters fly over Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI—Twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said, the largest reported incursion to date.

While there was no immediate comment from Beijing, the news comes after the Group of Seven leaders issued a joint statement on Sunday scolding China for a series of issues and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, comments China condemned as “slander.”