Chinese military aircraft enters airspace near Taiwan

Focusn Taiwan
Date: 10/10/2020
By: Emerson Lim

Taipei, Oct. 10 (CNA) A Chinese military anti-submarine (ASW) aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, while the country was celebrating its National Day, also known as Double Ten Day.

According to the Ministry of National Defense (MND), the Shaanxi Y-8 ASW entered the airspace between southwest Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands, also known as the Pratas Islands, in the South China Sea.

Taiwan's military responded by scrambling planes to monitor the Chinese aircraft, issuing radio warnings and mobilizing air defense systems, the MND said.

According to MND records, the incident marked the 16th incursion by Chinese military assets into airspace or waters near Taiwan since Sept. 16, a day before the MND began regularly revealing Chinese military movements on its website.    [FULL  STORY]