Taiwan will ‘fire back’ if attacked by China: military source Focus Channel


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Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Taiwan will not make any provocative moves but will return fire if Chinese forces attack, a military source said Sunday, amid rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait due to China's recent incursions into Taiwan airspace. In the most recent incursions, two Chinese bombers and 16 fighter jets crossed the median line of the strait Friday, and a fleet of 19 military aircraft from China flew into Taiwan's air defense identification zone Saturday in a pincer formation, a movement designed to attack by facing the enemy in front, on both flanks, and in the rear. On both...