TAIPEI – A record number of Chinese military jets flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone on Monday.
The defense ministry said 25 aircraft – including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers – entered its so-called air defense identification zone.
The incursion came after the United States warned against an “increasingly aggressive China”.
Beijing viewed Taiwan as a breakaway province.
However, democratic Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.
The latest Chinese mission involved 18 fighter jets, as well as four bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons, two anti-submarine aircraft, and an early warning aircraft, Taiwan said.
The defense ministry added they dispatched combat aircraft to warn the Chinese jets, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.(BBC)
