ROTTERDAM, August 29 -- Two Chinese military jets performed "routine flight" and left without incident, says China's defence ministry.
The incident came amid speculation that China may set up an ADIZ in the South China Sea to assert its territorial claims there. Deep suspicions The latest incident risked hurting ties between China and Taiwan, which have been ruled separately since defeated Nationalist forces fled to the island at the end of a civil war in 1949. China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under Beijing's control. While relations have improved under the China-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou, who has signed a series of landmark economic deals since taking office in 2008, deep political and military suspicions remain. The alleged breach of Taiwanese air space comes a week after the US Defence Department lodged a diplomatic complaint with Beijing about the conduct of a Chinese fighter jet, which it said came within metres of a US navy patrol plane. China said the criticism was groundless and its pilot maintained a safe distance from the plane. Source: United Daily News
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