Fifty-six. That’s how many warplanes the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force sent, in two waves, into Taiwan’s southwestern air-defense identification zone on Monday.
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52 Chinese warplanes fly through Taiwan defense zone amid growing tensions
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War Fears Rise As The Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan
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Taiwan "very concerned that China is going to launch a war" to take over, foreign minister says
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has said fighter jets were scrambled to warn off an estimated 25 Chinese military aircraft. The incursion comes as China celebrates its national day.
Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has said its fighter jets were scrambled to warn off the Chinese military aircraft. The incursion comes as China celebrates it national day.
Defense officials have accused Beijing of "damaging regional peace" after China flew an unprecedented 38 military aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers.
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft to breach the island’s Air Defense Identification Zone in a single day since Taipei began publicly reporting such activities last year, Taiwan’s Defense…
The Chinese air force has sent more aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone, Taiwan’s military said on Saturday, one day after the largest incursion ever into the zone.
Taiwan reported that 38 Chinese aircraft entered the island's air defense identification zone Friday, the largest daily Chinese incursion into the area.
The US has expressed its concern over the appearance of Chinese military jets in Taiwan's air defense zone. Beijing has now flown planes through the zone for three days in a row.
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) for the second day in a row, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday night.
Since Friday, China's People's Liberation Army Air Force has sent nearly 150 aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Access to such a zone requires aircrews to request entry and to identify themselves and their course.
China’s military stepped up provocative military aerial incursions near Taiwan on Monday with its biggest sortie to date, sending 58 warplanes, including 12 nuclear-capable bombers, inside the island’s air defense zone, the Taiwan Defense Ministry said.
Fifty-six. That’s how many warplanes the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force sent, in two waves, into Taiwan’s southwestern air-defense identification zone on Monday.
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 52 Chinese warplanes made incursions into its air defense identification zone on Monday, the highest number since the island began publicly reporting such activities last year.
US military commanders have warned about the imminent threat of Beijing trying to recover control over the democratic island. But some experts say greater danger lies with China's inconspicuous "gray zone tactics."
"I'm sure that if China is going to launch an attack against Taiwan, I think they are going to suffer tremendously as well," said Taiwan's Foreign Minister.
Taiwan, a strategic U.S. ally claimed by Beijing as sovereign territory, says 145 Chinese military planes have violated its air defense zone in four days.
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