Chinese warplane enters Taiwan's air defence zone for second time in July
Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, even though the two sides have been governed separately for more than seven decades.
Jul 05, 2021, 07:00 AM IST25 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese air defence zone in biggest incursion so far
Air defence identification zones are early warning systems that help countries detect incursions into their airspace. Any aircraft entering such an area is supposed to report its route and purpose to the "host" nation, though the zones are classified as international airspace and pilots are not legally bound to make such a notification.
Apr 14, 2021, 00:06 AM IST