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PLA scrambles fighter jets after detecting foreign warplanes over South China Sea
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China released footage of People’s Liberation Army fighter jets carrying out surveillance of foreign warplanes at one of its South China Sea outposts on January 22, 2023. The operation came after the US accused Chinese fighter jet pilots of conducting “unsafe manoeuvres” near a US plane over the contested waterway in December 2022. Related story: Fighter…
Taiwan scrambles jets after detecting Chinese forces nearby
Taipei’s defenses have been activated in response to Beijing’s latest military activity near the self-governing island Taiwan’s military forces have sprung into action to warn away Chinese aircraft and naval vessels that were detected near the self-governing island, including one plane that allegedly crossed into Taipei’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Jets, missile systems and naval forces were scrambled after nine Chinese aircraft and two…