Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Friday that eight Chinese fighter aircraft flew into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone, in an uptick of tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
The ministry said the fighters, as well as one electronic warfare aircraft, flew near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the top part of the South China Sea, and that Taiwan's air force was scrambled to warn the Chinese away
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