UPDATE 1-China enters Taiwan air defense zone a day after military budget boost


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09/18/2021 4:52 (Adds comments from Chinese military, sail of USS Barry through Taiwan Strait to Friday story) TAIPEI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan's defense ministry said, the day after the island announced a $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 southwestern part of its air defense zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands....