Taiwan has accused China of 'reckless and provocative' action, after two Chinese air force jets crossed a maritime border separating the island from the mainland
Hong Kong Taiwan has accused China of"reckless and provocative" action, after two Chinese air force jets crossed a maritime border separating the island from the mainland.
The island's military scrambled fighter planes after it said two Chinese J-11 fighter jets crossed the border within the waters of the Taiwan Strait, known as the median line, at about 11 a.m. on Sunday."Two PLAAF J-11 jets violated the long-held tacit agreement by crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait. It was an intentional, reckless and provocative action.
— 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC 🇹🇼 March 31, 2019 According to local Taiwan media, the Sunday incident triggered a 10-minute standoff between jets from the two sides.China and Taiwan have been separately governed since the end of a brutal civil war in 1949. Beijing views the self-governed island as part of its territory.
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