Taiwan says dozens of Chinese planes entered defence zone

                           

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Taiwan says dozens of Chinese military jets have flown into its air defence zone in the last two days - the largest incursion by Beijing to date.

Taiwan's defence ministry said 38 planes, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered the area in two waves on Friday.

A further 20 planes flew through on Saturday, the ministry said.

China sees democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, but Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.

Taiwan has been complaining for more than a year about repeated missions by China's air force near the island.

"China has been wantonly engaged in military aggression, damaging regional peace," Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters on Saturday.

The government in Beijing - which is marking 72 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China - has so far made no public comment.

But it has previously said such flights were to protect its sovereignty and also targeted "collusion" between Taiwan and the US

Source BBC