Taiwan says it scrambled jets again after Chinese ‘air incursion’

Taiwan says 25 Chinese fighter jets, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered its defence zone on a day Beijing marked its national day.

Taiwan has said it scrambled its combat aircraft after 25 Chinese fighter jets entered its defence zone on a day Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

The latest Chinese incursion – its biggest in weeks – involved 18 J-16 and four Su-30 fighters, two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, and an anti-submarine aircraft, the Taiwan ministry said on Friday.

It said Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away the Chinese aircraft, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.