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Taiwan says eight Chinese air force planes entered its air defence zone
A Chinese military plane H-6 bomber flies through airspace between Okinawa prefectures main island and the smaller Miyako island in southern Japan, out over the Pacific, in this handout photo taken October 27, 2013 by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and rel

TAIPEI, Oct 31 — Taiwan’s air force scrambled today against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that eight aircraft including fighter jets had flown into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.

Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China’s air force near the self-ruled island, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands. — Reuters

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