Focus Taiwan
Date: 08/27/2020
By: Yu Hsiang and Emerson Lim

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Military planes between Taiwan and the United States conducted air refueling missions in U.S. airspace recently, according to a photo posted by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on its Facebook page on Thursday.

In the photo, an F-16 fighter jet from Taiwan's Air Force is seen being refueled by a U.S. Air Force tanker above the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

The photo showed the security cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S. amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

"The 21st SQ at Luke AFB conducting an air refueling mission in the US with USAF Tanker under the F-16 training program," the caption of the photo read.    [FULL  STORY]