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2. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-makes-second-largest-incursion-into-taiwan-air-defence-zone/ar-AAWZCxZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=de01fc1d5ac2466a9836c971fbb0c042

China sent 18 warplanes, including fighters and bombers, into Taiwan’s air defence zone, prompting the island’s air force to scramble jets in response to the second-largest incursion so far this year.

©Provided by Al JazeeraTaiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jets during a military exercise in 2015 [File: Patrick Lin/Reuters]

Taipei’s defence ministry said the Chinese aircraft crossed into the island’s air defence zone on Friday, forcing the scrambling of Taiwanese aircraft and the deployment of air defence missile systems to track the Chinese planes.

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Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own territory, has complained of repeated such missions by Chinese aircraft, which have become a common occurrence over the past two years or so.

There was no immediate comment from China’s Defence Ministry.

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