Taiwan sends up fighters as Chinese warplanes cross median line FMTNews FMTWorld
Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 10 Chinese warplanes crossing into the island’s territorial air space.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan’s territorial air space. Four Chinese naval ships were also engaged in “joint combat readiness patrols”, the ministry added, without giving details.
China has previously said such missions are to protect the country’s sovereignty and aimed at “collusion” between Taiwan and the US, the island’s most important international backer and arms seller. China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan, which is gearing up for presidential and parliamentary elections in January, under its control.
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