Taipei – Chinese Air Force jets, including at least one bomber, briefly entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Monday, before being warned off by its air force, the island's military said, the eighth such encounter in two weeks.
The encounter came on the day President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw a test flight of a new locally developed advanced trainer jet as she pushes to boost democratic Taiwan's defenses, particularly as China ramps up its own military modernization.
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