Taiwan reports combat drone as China military

Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Saturday morning that over the past 24 hours it had detected 20 Chinese air force planes entering the island’s air defence zone, including a combat drone the flew along Taiwan’s Pacific east coast.
Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for three years of increased military pressure from Beijing.
Last Saturday, China held a day of drills around Taiwan in an angry response to brief stop-overs this month in the United States by Vice President William Lai.
Offering further details on Friday’s Chinese activity, Taiwan’s defence ministry said the aircraft involved included of Su-30 and J-10 fighters and anti-submarine aircraft.