A Taiwanese flag is laid during a memorial service for the late former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday (Sept 19, 2020). Lee, remembered for leading the island's transition to democracy, but died at age of 97 in July. - AP
TAIPEI, Sept 19 (Reuters): Taiwan's air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day on Saturday as multiple Chinese aircraft approached the island and crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, with the island's government urging Beijing to "pull back from the edge."
Taiwan's Defence Ministry said 19 Chinese aircraft were involved, one more than in the previous day, with some crossing the Taiwan Strait midline and others flying into Taiwan's air defence identification zone off its southwest coast.
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