China planes 'violated Taiwanese airspace'

Two Chinese military aircraft violated Taiwan's airspace on Monday, officials said, causing Taiwan to scramble jets.
The alleged incident came days after the US accused a Chinese plane of dangerous manoeuvres near its aircraft.
Washington said the Chinese aircraft came within 10 metres of
a US Navy patrol plane over international waters off Hainan Island on
19 August.
China described the claims as "groundless", saying the pilot's conduct was "professional".
The US has released photographs of the
Chinese Su-27 aircraft which it says was responsible for carrying out
the dangerous manoeuvres
In the latest incident, Taiwan said the two Chinese planes
violated its airspace twice each as they flew towards the South China
Sea and back.
Mirage 2000-5s and Indigenous Defence Fighters were scrambled in response, officials said.
In a statement to Reuters news agency, China's defence ministry said its planes had carried out a "routine flight" in "relevant airspace". There was no "abnormality", the statement said.
Beijing considers Taiwan part of China but the two have been governed separately since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Economic ties have improved significantly in recent years but on a political level the two remain far apart.
China, meanwhile, has in recent years been taking a more assertive stance over its territorial claims in both the East China and South China seas, sparking a rise in regional tensions.
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China described the claims as "groundless", saying the pilot's conduct was "professional".

Mirage 2000-5s and Indigenous Defence Fighters were scrambled in response, officials said.
In a statement to Reuters news agency, China's defence ministry said its planes had carried out a "routine flight" in "relevant airspace". There was no "abnormality", the statement said.
Beijing considers Taiwan part of China but the two have been governed separately since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949.
Economic ties have improved significantly in recent years but on a political level the two remain far apart.
China, meanwhile, has in recent years been taking a more assertive stance over its territorial claims in both the East China and South China seas, sparking a rise in regional tensions.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28935996
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