Taiwan says it is capable of responding to repeated Chinese military missions – NewsBreak

A top official said on Monday that Taiwan has the capability to respond to China’s military, which has recently ramped up missions near the self-governing island nation that Beijing claims as part of its territory. “Their intention is to slowly exhaust, to let you know that we have this power,” Taiwan’s defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, told reporters, according to Reuters . “Our national forces have shown that, while you may have this power, we have countermeasures,” Chiu added. His comments came one day after Taiwan scrambled fighters in response to 27 Chinese air force planes entering its air defense identification…