Dozens of Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan air defence zone -Taiwan defence ministry

FILE PHOTO: Airplane is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan detected 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into its air defence zone starting on Thursday morning, some of which flew into the western Pacific, the island's defence ministry said.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Tom Hogue)