Taiwan Says China Flies 39 Warplanes Into Its Air Defense Zone


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Taiwan's defense ministry says China flew 39 warplanes within its air defense identification zone Sunday, the largest deployment of its kind this year in a constant pressure campaign by China against the self-ruled island. The ministry says the warplanes that entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) included several fighter jets, four electronic warfare aircraft and a bomber. Taiwan's air force scrambled several of its fighters to confront the Chinese warplanes, and the military tracked them on its air defense radar systems. There was no immediate comment from Beijing on the reported incursion. Sunday's incursion was the largest since China...