TAIPEI: China sent dozens of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan, the island's Defense Ministry said on Saturday, days before Taipei plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion.

FLYING FOURSOME J-10 jet fighters fly in formation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in China’s capital Beijing on Nov. 15, 2009. AP FILE PHOTO
FLYING FOURSOME J-10 jet fighters fly in formation to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in China’s capital Beijing on Nov. 15, 2009. AP FILE PHOTO

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