Radio Taiwan International
Date: 19 November, 2019
By: Paula Chao
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F-16 fighter jets (CNA file photo)
On early Tuesday morning, F-16 fighter jets took off from a military base near northeastern Hualien County to test the armed forces’ air defense capability and contingencies.
The exercise came two days after a Chinese aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait. The defense ministry had monitored the aircraft carrier’s passage, which was closely followed by US and Japanese warships. [FULL STORY]