Taiwan scrambles jets, alleges fresh incursion by Chinese aircraft

Taiwan has scrambled jets to warn away 22 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, it says, alleging the second large-scale incursion this week

Taiwan calls China's nearby military activities"grey zone" warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwanese forces by making them repeatedly scramble, and also to test Taiwanese responses.

The two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into the Bashi Channel, which separates Taiwan from the Philippines and into the Pacific, before turning back to China on the same route, according to a map the ministry provided. Taiwan calls China's repeated nearby military activities "grey zone" warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwanese forces by making them repeatedly scramble, and also to test Taiwanese responses.

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