Chinese jets enter Taiwan defence zone in latest incursion amid rising tensions


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0 Taiwan’s Defence Ministry reported a number of aircraft breached the country’s air defence identification zone on April 5, one of which flew through the strategic Bashi Channel, south of the country. Eight fighter jets, an early warning plane and an anti-submarine aircraft were identified in Taiwan’s report. In response to the incursion, Taiwan scrambled its own air force which warned the Chinese aircraft away, the ministry said. The ministry added that the Chinese jets comprised of four J-16s and four J10s while the anti-submarine aircraft flew south into the Bashi Channel. In a tweet, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence...