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The 38 and 39 planes are respectively the largest number of interventions that Taiwan has reported in the one day since it began publicly reporting such activities last year. Saturday’s incursions came in two series – 20 planes during the day and 19 planes at night, the ministry said in two statements. They were made up of 26 J-16 fighter jets, 10 Su-30 fighter jets, two Y-8 anti-submarine warning aircraft and an early KJ-500 air warning and control aircraft, the Ministry of Defense said. In response to the interventions, the Taiwanese air force crashed the planes, issued radio warnings and...