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TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday (Sep 17) to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a US$9 billion 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 south-western part of its air defence zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands. The latest Chinese mission involved six J-16 and two J-11 fighters plus one anti-submarine and one reconnaissance aircraft, the...
