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Taiwan Says Chinese Plane Flew Close to Remote Island, Possibly to Test Taipei’s Military Response

Taiwan Says Chinese Plane Flew Close to Remote Island, Possibly to Test Taipei’s Military Response
Taiwan soldiers stand next to the domestically produced corvette class vessel Tuo Chiang (R) during a drill at the northern city of Keelung on Jan. 7, 2022. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Beijing may be deploying a new strategy to test Taipei’s reactions after a small Chinese civilian plane flew very close to one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Feb. 15.

The ministry confirmed a Chinese civilian Y-12, a twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft, flew near Dongyin Island on Feb. 5, part of Taiwan’s Matsu archipelago that is located off southeastern China’s Fujian Province.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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