(UTVNEWS | COLOMBO) – Taiwan has said a record number of Chinese military jets flew into its airspace on Monday.
The defence ministry said 25 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its so-called air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday.
The incursion is the largest in a year and comes as the US warns against an “increasingly aggressive China”.
Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province.
However, democratic Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state.
The latest Chinese mission involved 18 fighter jets, as well as four bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons, two anti-submarine aircraft and an early warning aircraft, Taiwan said.