Taiwan said on Tuesday it had scrambled jets to intercept two Chinese military aircrafts, which breached its airspace four times.
The incident occurred on Monday and the Chinese planes, identified as Yun-8 transport aircraft, left without incident after Taiwanese fighter jets warned them off, Xiong Ho-ji, major general of Taiwan’s Air Force Combatant Command, told reporters.
China’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to Xiong, the Chinese aircraft were headed in the direction of the South China Sea and the Philippines.
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