In March, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned that the island had to be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory. Taiwan's government rejects the claims and says only the island's people can decide their future. Since August it has regularly sent jets across the strait's median line, which had previously served as an unofficial barrier.īeijing claims democratically governed Taiwan as China's territory.
TAIPEI, June 24 (Reuters) - Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said, in a further rise in tensions.Ĭhina's air force over the past three years has routinely flown into the air space around Taiwan.
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