Taiwan Reports Large Incursion by Chinese Air Force

Eight Chinese bombers and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to monitor the incursion, the island's Defense Ministry said. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has conducted almost daily flights over the waters between the southern part of Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea in recent months. However, the flights have generally consisted of one or two reconnaissance aircraft. FILE - H-6K aircraft fly in formation during a commemoration of