China Aircraft Cross Taiwan Strait Again as U.S. Envoy Visits
- Move comes as senior U.S. official Keith Krach visits Taiwan
- Taiwan scrambled fighters, deployed missile system to monitor
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Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait for the second day in a row, putting pressure on the island after the U.S. sent a top diplomat to Taipei in a show of support.
Nineteen Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, crossed the median on Saturday morning, according to a statement from Taiwan’s defense ministry. That followed similar action on Friday morning. Taiwan scrambled fighters and deployed air defense missile system to monitor the activities , the defense ministry said.