H-6 nuclear bombers escorted by J-10, J-16 fighter jets and Chinese warships approached Taiwan - the aircraft crossed the air defence identification zone

China again sent fighter jets, bombers and warships to Taiwan. Several planes entered the air defence identification zone.

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This was announced by the Ministry of Defence of Taiwan. The ministry said in a statement that a total of 25 planes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army approached the island at around 9:00 local time on Wednesday.

They included J-16 and J-10 fighter jets and H-6 nuclear-capable bombers. The defence ministry said 10 of the planes either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered the southwestern part of the air defence identification zone.

J-10 / J-16

J-10 / J-16

They were escorted by Chinese naval vessels. In response to the Chinese military's actions, Taiwan decided to send its ships and aircraft for surveillance.

The Air Defence Identification Zone is an area that a country patrols and controls to give its troops more time to respond in the event of an attack. Chinese planes did not violate Taiwan's airspace during the manoeuvres.

Source: Reuters