Taiwan's defense ministry says the aircraft were involved in 'joint combat readiness patrols' with Chinese warships, adding that Taiwanese aircraft and ships responded 'appropriately'
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Democratically governed Taiwan has faced increased military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory. Taiwan’s government rejects those claims. The line once served as an unofficial border between the two sides over which neither sides’ military crossed, but China’s air force now regularly sends aircraft over it. China says it does not recognise the line’s existence.
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