Taiwan reports nine Chinese aircraft in defense zone

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Taiwan reports nine Chinese aircraft in defense zone

BY SARAKSHI RAI - 02/24/22 10:58 AM EST

Taiwan's defense ministry on Thursday said that nine Chinese aircraft had entered its air defense identification zone, just hours after Russia had launched an invasion into Ukraine.

The ministry said that the mission involved eight J-16 sorties and one Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft.

The ministry also released the flight paths of the aircraft and said they flew over an area to the northeast of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands, Reuters reported.

In response, Taiwanese fighters were deployed to warn the Chinese aircraft and air defense missiles were scrambled to "monitor the activities," the ministry said, according to the newswire.

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https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/595661-taiwan-reports-nine-chinese-aircraft-in-defense-zone

[Kamaji]

I'm seeing this from a Taiwan English-language news site (it concerns the opinions of Indian experts):

Beijing will observe rather than invade Taiwan for now: Indian experts
China likely to wait until U.S. and NATO get embroiled in a war in Europe before attacking Taiwan

Source:  https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4454309

[Fishrrman]

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Just testing, four, five, six...
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