Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that in the past 24 hours it had spotted 19 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone.
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The ministry said the aircraft, all J-10 fighters, had flown into the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, though closer to the Chinese coast than Taiwan’s according to a map the ministry released.