CHIAYI, Taiwan—Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Wednesday in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China, which claims the island as its own.
Before takeoff, flight crews at a base in the southern city of Chiayi—home to U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are frequently scrambled to intercept Chinese warplanes—rushed to ready aircraft as an alarm sounded.
