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■Satellite images show eight K-8 jets at China's new Ban Keun base in Laos ■Nine PLA aircraft cross median line as China stages another joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan ■Ten indicted in Taiwan for posing as NCSIST to buy US military-grade chips for China ■Chinese survey ship Kexue leaves Japan's EEZ off Ishigaki after coast guard warnings ■Japan's defence minister to meet Okinawa governor as Marine murder case strains US basing ■Philippine military's monthly tally of Chinese ships at disputed features nearly doubles to 101 ■Satellite images show eight K-8 jets at China's new Ban Keun base in Laos ■Nine PLA aircraft cross median line as China stages another joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan ■Ten indicted in Taiwan for posing as NCSIST to buy US military-grade chips for China ■Chinese survey ship Kexue leaves Japan's EEZ off Ishigaki after coast guard warnings ■Japan's defence minister to meet Okinawa governor as Marine murder case strains US basing ■Philippine military's monthly tally of Chinese ships at disputed features nearly doubles to 101

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A grey twin-engine Chinese J-11 fighter jet with red markings banking against a clear blue sky, seen from below.

Nine PLA aircraft cross median line as China stages another joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan

Taiwan's defence ministry tracked 14 Chinese aircraft and drones from mid-afternoon on Tuesday, nine of which flew into northern and central airspace alongside PLA warships, four days before National Day.

TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read