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China’s PLA Air Force Raises Pressure on Taiwan

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Dec 13, 2017
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In the latest of an increasing number of close calls, the Chinese pilot of a H-6K strategic bomber set off alarms on Taiwan’s air defense identification zone off the island’s southern coast on Dec. 7, buzzing a scrambled Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and radioing the pilot to get lost.

The PLA Air Force has increased its incursions into Taiwan’s air defense…

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