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Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them. Taiwan said 10 Chinese aircraft entered its air defence zone on Friday [File: Wang Zhao/AFP] 18 Taiwan’s air force has scrambled to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9bn boost to military spending to counter the threat from China. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China’s air force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern part of...
