Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese air force enters air defence zone

Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the self-ruled island - Reuters

TAIPEI (Reuters):- Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday (Oct 31) to warn off eight Chinese aircraft including fighter jets that entered its air defence zone, its defence ministry said, at a time of heightened tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions by China's air force near the self-ruled island, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.