released : 11 Jun 2023 at 14: 22 FILE PHOTO: An aeroplane is seen in front of Chinese and Taiwanese flags in this illustration, Aug 6,2022 (Reuters) TAIPEI: Taiwan’s air force rushed into action on Sunday after identifying 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the delicate average line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island’s defence ministry stated 4 Chinese warships likewise brought out battle patrols. This is the 2nd time in less than a week that Taiwan hasactually reported restored Chinese military activity, after 37 Chinese military airplane on Thursday flew into the island’s air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own area, has over the past 3 years routinely flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan’s territorial air area. In a brief declaration, Taiwan’s defence ministry stated that as of 2pm (0600GMT) on Sunday it had discovered 24 Chinese air force aircrafts, consistingof J-10, J-11, J-16 and Su-30 fighters, as well as H-6 bombers. It did not state precisely where those airplane flew, however did state 10 had crossed the average line of the
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