China sends 19 aircraft into Taiwan’s air defence zone

Sortie by People's Liberation Army air force includes fighter jets and bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons

China's military sent 19 aircraft into Taiwan's air defence identification zone" on Sunday, including several nuclear-capable bombers, on the eve of Taipei's annual war games exercises.

The sortie by China's People's Liberation Army air force was one of the largest in weeks, and included 10 J-16 and four Su-30 fighters, as well as four H-6 bombers, which can carry nuclear weapons, and an anti-submarine aircraft.