Taiwan says tensions with China are at their worst in 4 decades


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Tensions between Taipei and Beijing are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan's defense minister says, citing a recent increase in incursions by Chinese military aircraft into the island's air defense identification zone. Although no shots have been fired, Taiwan says that nearly 150 aircraft belonging to China's People's Liberation Army Air Force entered the zone in a four-day period beginning Friday, as part of what Taiwan calls a strategy of harassment. Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng called the situation "the most serious" in the more than 40 years since he joined the military. Taiwan is a self-governed island...