Taiwan said it scrambled combat aircraft to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone on Sunday in yet another Chinese incursion across the Taiwan Strait. The latest Chinese incursion involved 18 fighter jets and five H-6 bombers, as well as a Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said. The bombers and six of the fighters flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone near the southern part of the island, then out into the Pacific Ocean before heading back to China, according to a map by the Taiwan ministry. Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng spoke with reporters on the sidelines of a parliamentary briefing for lawmakers on Monday about the latest incursion. “Their intention is to slowly exhaust, to let you know that we have this power,” Chiu said. “Our national forces have shown that, while you may have this power, we have countermeasures.” Taiwan sent …
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