Taiwan’s defence ministry detects 21 Chinese military aircraft
3 years agoThis handout photo taken and released on February 10, 2020 by Taiwan's Defence Ministry shows a Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet flying next to a Chinese H-6 bomber (top) in Taiwan's airspace. - Taiwan said it scrambled fighter jets on February 10 after Chinese military aircraft briefly crossed into its airspace, the first major military provocation since the island's Beijing-wary president was re-elected in a landslide. (Photo by Handout / Taiwan's Defence Ministry / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Taiwan's Defence Ministry " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A surge of Chinese military aircraft was detected around Taiwan during a three-hour window on Saturday, Taipei's defence ministry said, a month before the self-ruled island's May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te.