China's Air Force holds training flights around rival Taiwan

26/4/2018 18:05

        China's Air Force conducted training flights around the self-governing island of Taiwan that it said mark an "historical shift" in its combat ability.
        
        A post on the Air Force's official microblog said multiple missions were launched from separate bases featuring aircraft including fighters, early warning planes and the H-6K long-range bomber.
        
        It said, the planes circled Taiwan, transiting the Bashi Strait to the south and Miyako Strait to the north along the sea border with Japan, it said.