Radio Taiwan International
Date: 20 November, 2020
By: Leslie Liao

The Ministry of Defense has marked a news story by Chinese media claiming that a Taiwanese pilot defected as fake news

Taiwan’s armed forces are still searching for F-16 pilot Colonel Chiang Cheng-chih. Chiang’s jet disappeared from radar off Taiwan’s eastern coast shortly after taking off from Hualien Air Base on Tuesday. 

Now, Chinese news reports have surfaced saying Chiang defected to China and landed in the city of Xiamen.     [FULL  STORY]