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October 4, 2021

Taiwan Scrambles Warplanes After Chinese "Air Incursion"
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Taiwan's military scrambled fighter jets over the weekend in response to
two major incursions by the Chinese Air Force. Over 75 Chinese planes
flew into airspace designated by Taiwan as an "air defense
identification zone" on Friday and Saturday. This follows joint U.S.,
Japanese and Australian military exercises in the South China Sea, and
after the U.S., U.K. and Australia announced a new strategic military
alliance in the Asia-Pacific, known as AUKUS.


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