Taipei, April 9 (CNA) Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday for a seventh consecutive day, a continuation of maneuvers that Taiwan sees as provocations.
The mission involved 11 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, consisting of four J-10 multirole fighters, four J-16 multirole fighters, one KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane, one Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft, and one Y-8 anti-submarine warfare plane, according to a Ministry of National Defense (MND) report.
The warplanes flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's ADIZ, the MND's real-time report of air activity in the ADIZ of the Republic of China (Taiwan) said.
The Air Force responded by scrambling planes to monitor the Chinese aircraft, issuing radio warnings and mobilizing air defense systems until the aircraft left the area, the MND said.