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Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing’s latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly Read more Taiwan’s defence ministry said that starting from 5am it had detected 37 Chinese air force planes, including J-11 and J-16 fighters as well as nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, flying into the south-western corner of its air defence identification zone, or ADIZ. The ADIZ is a broader area Taiwan monitors and patrols to give its forces more time to respond to threats. Some of the Chinese aircraft flew to Taiwan’s south-east and crossed into the western Pacific to perform “air surveillance and long distance navigation training”, Taiwan’s defence ministry said in its short statement. Taiwan sent its own aircraft and ships to keep watch and activated land-based missile systems, it added, using its standard wording for how it responds to such Chinese activities. China’s defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China completed a second phase of In April, China held war games around Taiwan after a Taiwan’s government rejects China’s sovereignty claims and says only the island’s people can decide their future.