Taiwan Says 19 Chinese Warplanes Entered Its Air Defence Zone

Sunday's incident is the first since June when Taiwan reported 28 Chinese aircraft in its airspace.(Pichi Chuang/Reuters File photo)  

ABC News Australia: Taiwanese air force responds to incursion by 19 Chinese warplanes as Beijing stays silent 

Taiwan has scrambled its air force against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers, had flown into Taiwan's air defence identification zone. 

Taiwan has complained for more than a year of repeated missions by China's air force near the self-ruled island. 

It has often occurred in the southwestern part of its air defence zone, near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.  

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