Air Force, Navy Monitor Chinese Aircraft In Bashi Channel

April 15 2019

Taiwan

The Taiwanese military has been monitoring a large formation of Chinese aircraft that passed near Taiwan, reports Taiwan's Central News Agency. 

A group of Chinese aircraft flew through the Bashi Channel separating Taiwan from the Philippines, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Monday. 

The aircraft included KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft, at least one Xian H-6 bomber, Shaanxi Y-8 transports and multiple Sukhoi Su-30 and Shenyang J-11 fighters, said the...

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