Taiwan says nearly two dozen Chinese military planes entered its airspace


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FOLLOW ON Advertisement In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, Taiwan Air Force's F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central Taiwan. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) TAIPEI -- Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the self-ruled island, often in the southwestern part of its air defense...