Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese air force flies around island | Taiwan News | Al Jazeera
Taiwan's air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan's Defence Ministry as a threat to regional peace and stability.China has been flying what it calls "island encirclement" drills since 2016 when Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took office for the first time.
