Taiwan says 52 Chinese warplanes entered defense zone after US expressed 'concern'


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Taiwan officials said 52 Chinese military aircraft entered the self-ruled island’s airspace on Monday, Beijing's largest military provocation seen yet. China sent 34 J-16 fighter jets, 12 H-6 bombers, two Su-30 fighters and various other aircraft into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone. In response, Taiwan deployed its planes to warn Beijing away, issued radio warnings and deployed its missile systems to track the Chinese aircraft, Taipei’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. The action follows the State Department’s Sunday message that the U.S. is “very concerned” about China's “provocative military activity near Taiwan.” Such activity is “destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and...