Taiwan says 46 incidents involving Chinese planes in last 9 days

cephasrich China has threatened or entered into Taiwanࢀ™s airspace 46 times in the past nine days, the islandࢀ™s defence ministry said, as Beijing ratchets up pressure on the island it considers part of its territory. An aircraft of the Peopleࢀ™s Liberation Army infringed on the islandࢀ™s air defence identification zone at altitudes of 2,300 metres (7,545 feet) and 9,000 metres (29,527 feet) on Thursday in what it described as ࢀœprovocativeࢀ actions. The ministry said on Twitter it suspected the plane was a Yun-8 anti-submarine aircraft and broadcast radio warnings, scrambled fighters, and deployed anti-aircraft missile systems in response. The latest…