Taiwan’s air force scrambled into action after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, the island’s defence ministry says
Lt. General Yen Yu-Hsien, Office of Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence, MND R.O.C. speaks about the Chinese military exercise "Joint Sword" around Taiwan in April during a national defence press briefing in Taipei / Photo: AP Archive
In a short statement, Taiwan's defence ministry said that as of 2 pm on Sunday it detected 24 Chinese air force planes, including J-10, J-11, J-16 and Su-30 fighters, as well as H-6 bombers.
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