Thursday, October 7

China Violates Taiwan's Airspace

Taiwan says a total of 39 Chinese military jets flew into its air defence zone on Saturday - the largest incursion by Beijing to date.

The defence ministry said the planes entered the area in two waves, during the day and during the evening.  It comes after 38 planes, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered the zone on Friday.

China sees democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, but Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.  Taiwan has been complaining for more than a year about repeated missions by China's air force near the island.

"China has been wantonly engaged in military aggression, damaging regional peace," Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters on Saturday.

The government in Beijing - which is marking 72 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China - has so far made no public comment.

But it has previously said such flights were to protect its sovereignty and also targeted "collusion" between Taiwan and the US.  READ MORE...

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