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Chinese military early warning plane enters Taiwan s ADIZ
06/04/2021 08:51 PM
A KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A Chinese military aircraft entered the southwest corner of Taiwan s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) Friday, the second day in a row such incursions have taken place.
According to a report from Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense (MND), the Chinese aircraft involved was a KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane from the People s Liberation Army (PLA).
Taiwan s Air Force responded by scrambling planes to monitor the Chinese aircraft, issuing radio warnings and mobilizing air defense assets until the Chinese planes left the area, the MND said.
June 02, 2021 In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo and released by the Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense, a Taiwanese Air Force F-16 in foreground flies on the flank of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6 bomber as it passes near Taiwan.
Credit: Republic of China (ROC) Ministry of National Defense via AP
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