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TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's air force approached Taiwan on Friday for the fourth time in four days, Taiwan's military said, as China steps up manoeuvres near the island that Beijing claims as its own territory. Taiwan's air force said the J-10 fighter jet was involved in the approach but did not say whether only one aircraft or more had entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone to the island's southwest around midday (0400 GMT). The Chinese air force was given a verbal warning to leave, and Taiwanese jets "responded", Taiwan's air force said, without giving further details. The aircraft then withdrew...
