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Taiwan details record surge in Chinese fighter planes involved in war games

In a daily update on Chinese military activity around the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said it spotted 153 military aircraft, surpassing Monday's figure of 125

41 Chinese aircraft, seven vessels detected around Taiwan, 32 cross border

Earlier on Thursday, the Taiwanese MND detected eight PLA (People's Liberation Army) aircraft and six PLAN (People's Liberation Army Navy) vessels around its territory

Philippines opposes Chinese jets' firing flares in patrol plane's path

The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Chinese air force jets' hostile actions against the Philippine military's NC-212i light transport plane Thursday over the Scarborough Shoal was the first such aerial encounter since high-seas hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the busy seaway started to flare last year. Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. did not report any injuries or damage but condemned the Chinese actions, which he said could have had tragic consequences. If the flares came into contact with our aircraft, these could have been blown into the propeller or the intake or burned our plane, Brawner told reporters. It was very dangerous. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Teresita Daza said without elaborating that a diplomatic prote

Three Chinese aircraft cross into Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone

Three aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone

Taiwan detects 11 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels near its territory

Taiwan in its response, sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems

Taiwan detects 8 Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels near its territory

In response to China's action, Taiwanese armed forces sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor China's activity

Taiwan detects 27 Chinese aircraft, seven vessels around island nation

Taiwan has long been a point of contention for Beijing, which considers the island a renegade province

6 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels operating near airspace, waters: Taiwan

So far in May, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft 98 times and naval vessels 41 times

Taiwan detects 2 Chinese aircraft breaching island nation's airspace

3 PLA aircraft and six vessels belonging to China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were detected as of 6 am local time (UTC+8). Of particular concern was the entry of two aircraft into Taiwan

Taiwan detects 4 Chinese naval ships, 2 military aircraft around nation

Taiwan responded by sending planes and navy ships, as well as deploying air defence missile systems, to track the People's Liberation Army (PLA) actions, as per MND

How China is secretly headhunting foreign pilots to train its air force

The pilots being hired by China have experience flying across various branches of the military with varied jets, including Typhoons, Jaguars, Harriers, and Tornadoes

Chinese air force still present in three bases in Tibet: Air Chief

Chaudhari painted a reassuring picture of an air force that, despite being low on numbers, is equipped, trained and poised to handle Chinese aggression on the borders

Taiwan reports largest daily incursion by 2 dozen Chinese Air Force planes

Taiwan has witnessed the largest daily incursion as over two dozen Chinese military planes flew into the country's Air Defence Identified Zones (ADIZ) on Tuesday, said the Defence Ministry

Taiwan terms incursion by Chinese warplanes 'unnecessary', 'thoughtless'

Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-change has termed the incursion by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADZ) as "unnecessary" and "thoughtless."

Twenty Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone, says report

Twenty Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone on Friday, a day after Taipei and Washington signed an accord to strengthen maritime cooperation.

Taiwan says Chinese warplanes entered its airspace twice in 2 days

Taiwan''s foreign ministry said Thursday that its military is fully aware of actions by China''s military aircraft and "responds effectively," without giving details

US livid at China's maiden landing of strategic bombers in South China Sea

People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, posted a video on its Twitter account featuring a series of H-6K's training programmes, including take-off, landing and flying