Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 56 Chinese warplanes flew into its airspace on Monday, as China has flown more than 150 aircraft over the air defense identifications zone this month.
Oct.4 (UPI) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 56 Chinese warplanes flew into its air defense identifications zone on Monday. Fifty-two aircraft flew into the area during the day, followed by four more at night — the highest total in a single day since Taiwan began publicly reporting incidents involving planes entering the ADIZ. In a statement, the ministry said that the aircraft that flew into the airspace during the day included 34 J-16 fighter jets,12 H-6 bombers, two SU-30 fighters, two Y-8 anti/submarine warfare planes and two KJ-500 airborne early warning and control planes.