Taiwan Again Scrambles Jets to Warn Off Chinese Military Aircraft

Taiwan Again Scrambles Jets to Warn Off Chinese Military Aircraft
A group of Taiwan Air Force technicians run behind a US-made F-16V fighter jet during an exercise at a military base in Chiayi, southern Taiwan on Jan. 15, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s air force has again scrambled to warn off approaching Chinese jets, in the latest rise in military tensions during the coronavirus crisis between Beijing and the island it claims as a breakaway territory.

Taiwan has repeatedly complained that the Chinese regime has stepped up its drills near the island, when it should be focusing its efforts on combating the spread of the virus.