Beijing sends 29 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence zone in one of largest fly-bys of 2022


Beijing sent 29 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Tuesday, the third-largest fly-by this year and the latest in mainland China’s effort to unnerve the self-ruled island.

The sorties comprising 17 fighter jets, six bombers and other supporting aircraft entered the island’s air defence identification zone from the southwest, prompting Taiwan’s air force to shadow jets and aim missiles to disperse them, according to the island’s defence ministry.

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