Taiwan Says Chinese Fighters, U.S. Aircraft Both Entered Defence Zone
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(Worthy News) – Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Sunday, the island’s defense ministry said, in an unusual admission of U.S. military activity.
Tensions have spiked over the last week or so after Taiwan reported multiple Chinese fighters and bombers flying into the zone last weekend, in an area close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the northern part of the South China Sea.
The Chinese missions coincided with a U.S. aircraft carrier group entering the South China Sea for what the U.S. military termed a routine deployment. The United States has criticized the Chinese flights. [ Source: US News and World Report (Read More…) ]
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