Large-scale Chinese military flights return after long absence: Taiwan

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Taiwan's Ministry of Defense detected 26 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island on March 14, 2026, marking the return of large-scale Chinese military flights after a prolonged absence. Sixteen of the aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone across its northern, central, and southwestern sectors. The incident signals a renewed escalation of Chinese military pressure on Taiwan.

The Ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on March 14, 2026, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone