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On Friday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense issued a [statement] confirming that 10 planes belonging to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), including six J-16 and two J-11 fighters, alongside one anti-submarine and one reconnaissance aircraft, had entered the island's southwest air-defense zone. Taiwanese troops were dispatched and missile systems were poised to monitor the jets' activity, the ministry's statement read. The latest flyby comes just a day after Taipei proposed spending an extra $8.69 billion over the next five years to boost its military against potential "severe threats from the enemy," referring to Beijing. The additional multi-billion-dollar package will also be...
