Taiwan scrambles jets as 22 Chinese fighters cross Taiwan Strait median line

Within the latest uptick within tensions across the delicate Taiwan Strait, Taiwan said it sent aircraft and used missile systems in order to “monitor” the Chinese activities into the air defence identification zone, or ADIZ.

Taiwan, which China statements as its own area, has complained in recent years of repeated quests by the Chinese air flow force near the democratically governed island, often in the southwestern element of ADIZ.

The most recent Chinese mission incorporated 16 Chinese Su-30 fighters and 11 other jets, Taiwan’s defence ministry said.