Over 35 China warplanes enter Taipei's defense zone

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 09, 2023 12:22 am

TAIPEI: More than 35 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's air defense zone over the course of about six hours, Taipei's Defense Ministry said Thursday, a sharp ramp-up in single-day incursions by China's military.

China claims self-ruling, democratic Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to take it one day by force, if necessary.

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