TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island's defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols.
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space. While it did not say exactly where those aircraft flew, it mentioned that 10 had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which separates the two sides and had previously served as an unofficial barrier.Four Chinese naval ships were also engaged in"joint combat readiness patrols", the ministry added, without giving details.
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