An unspecified number of Chinese H-6 bombers at about 4pm flew over the region before entering the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, the ministry said in a statement. Soon after entering the Bashi Channel, the bombers returned to an unspecified base through the same route, the ministry said. China has carried out an increasing number of drills near Taiwan since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) first took office in 2016. On Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, China also dispatched aircraft on a flight mission near Taiwan, the ministry said. On Feb. 16, the US sent the USS Chancellorsville south through the Taiwan Strait.

Source: Taipei Times February 29, 2020 15:56 UTC