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For The First Time Since 2011 Chinese Jets And Warships Have Crossed The Median Line In The Taiwan Strait

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SCMP/AFP: Taiwan blasts China for ‘reckless and provocative’ fighter jet incursion

* It is highly unusual for Chinese jets and warships to cross the so-called median line in the Taiwan Strait, a widely agreed upon boundary
* Taiwanese news media said the last time Chinese jets had crossed the line was in 2011

Taipei hit out at China on Sunday for what it said was a “reckless and provocative” incursion by two fighter jets across a largely respected line dividing the two sides in the Taiwan Strait.

The Defence Ministry said Taiwan scrambled its own aircraft on Sunday morning and broadcast warnings after two J-11 fighter jets crossed over the “median line” within the waters that separate the island from the mainland.

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Update #1: Taiwan condemns Beijing after Chinese jets cross maritime line (Reuters)
Update #2: Taiwan fighter jets intercept Chinese war planes in Taiwan Strait (Taiwan News)

WNU Editor:I am willing to bet that this will not be the last time that China will be doing this.

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