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Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese airspace for fourth time in nine days

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Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese airspace for fourth time in nine days
Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese airspace for fourth time in nine days

Taiwan's air force on Wednesday warned off Chinese warplanes that approached the country in the fourth such intrusion in just nine days.

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Taiwan's air force on Wednesday warned off Chinese warplanes that approached the country, the defense ministry said, reporting the fourth such intrusion in just nine days.

The Chinese J-10, a fighter jet, and Y-8, a turboprop surveillance aircraft, entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone to the southwest of the country on Wednesday.

Taiwanese fighter planes issued a verbal warning to the Chinese aircraft to leave and the Chinese planes "immediately left" the air defence identification zone, the ministry said.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Depiction of Taiwan's air defence identification zone 2.

Taiwan warns off Chinese J-10 and Y-8 warplanes that enter its air defence identification zone on June 17 3.

Chinese J-10 enters Taiwan's air defence identification zone on June 16 4.

Chinese Y-8 enters Taiwan's air defence identification zone on June 12 5.

Taiwan conducts missile tests at two locations off its eastern coast 6.

Two Chinese J-11 fighter jets cross median line in March of 2019 7.

China sails Shandong aircraft carrier through Taiwan Strait in December of 2019 VOICEOVER (in English): "Taiwan's air force on June 17 again warned off Chinese warplanes that approached the country, the defense ministry said, reporting the fourth such intrusion in just nine days." "The Chinese J-10, a fighter jet, and Y-8, a turboprop surveillance aircraft, entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone to the southwest of the country on Wednesday." "Taiwanese fighter planes issued a verbal warning to the Chinese aircraft to leave and the Chinese planes 'immediately left' the air defence identification zone." "The latest incursion came just one day after a J-10 fighter entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone from the southwest.

It was issued radio warnings to leave and then escorted out of Taiwanese air space." "That followed a flight in the same area on June 12 by a Chinese Y-8 which was issued a verbal warning by Taiwan's air force to leave its air space." "The Y-8 flight came only a few hours after Taiwan announced it had conducted missile tests at two locations off its eastern coast." "Taiwan did not say what missiles were tested, but Tien Kung-3 surface-to-air missiles and Yun Feng land-attack cruise missiles were tested in the same area in April." "Such incursions were rare until a year ago when in March of 2019, two Chinese J-11 fighter jets crossed over the median line in the Taiwan Strait for the first time in years." "Beijing also sailed its Shandong aircraft carrier through the strait in December, shortly before Taiwan's presidential election." SOURCES: Reuters, South China Morning Post https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-defence/taiwan-warns-off-intruding-chinese-aircraft-for-fourth-time-in-nine-days-idUSKBN23O1QQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-defence/taiwan-jets-drive-away-intruding-chinese-fighter-plane-third-intrusion-in-days-idUSKBN23N15D https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china/taiwan-condemns-beijing-after-chinese-jets-cross-maritime-line-idUSKCN1RC0ID https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-election/china-sails-carrier-group-through-taiwan-strait-as-election-nears-idUSKBN1YU0H0 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3085662/taiwan-fire-missile-programme-tsai-puts-focus-asymmetric *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377

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