Taiwan rebukes China over record fighter jet incursion

TAIPEI, Oct 2, (AFP) - Taiwan accused Beijing of bullying and damaging regional peace Saturday after Chinese fighter jets and bombers made their largest ever incursion into the island's air defence zone. Beijing marked its National Day on Friday with its biggest aerial show of force against Taiwan to date, buzzing the self-ruled democratic island with 38 warplanes, including nuclear-capable H-6 bombers.

Democratic Taiwan's 23 mn people live under the constant threat of invasion by China which views the island as its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary.