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Taiwan\u2019s air force has activated its missile system after eight Chinese fighter jets flew into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone, in an uptick in tensions as Taipei announced a new defence minister and intelligence chief.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s Defence Ministry said on Friday four Chinese J-16s and four JH-7s, as well as an electronic warfare aircraft, flew near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the top part of the South China Sea, into the southwestern area of its air defence identification zone.<\/p>\n

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The ministry said Taiwan\u2019s air force was scrambled, with \u201cradio warnings issued and air defence missile systems deployed to monitor the activity\u201d.<\/p>\n

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In recent months China has increased its military activity around the democratic island it claims as Chinese territory. Beijing says it is responding to what it calls \u201ccollusion\u201d between Taipei and Washington, Taiwan\u2019s most important international backer and weapons supplier.<\/p>\n

Chinese aircraft fly in the southwestern corner of the zone on an almost daily basis, though the last such large-scale incursion was on January 24 when 12 Chinese fighter jets were involved.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate comment from China.<\/p>\n

New minister appointed<\/h3>\n

Shortly before the ministry\u2019s announcement, Taiwan announced a reshuffle of senior security officials \u2013 including a new, US-trained defence minister \u2013 to help bolster military modernisation and intelligence efforts.<\/p>\n

President Tsai Ing-wen has promised to defend the island and has made modernising its armed forces a priority, including developing a fleet of new submarines, buying new F-16 fighters from the United States and upgrading its warships.<\/p>\n

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Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang told reporters that National Security Bureau Director-General Chiu Kuo-cheng, who graduated from the US Army War College in 1999, would replace Yen De-fa as defence minister.<\/p>\n

Chang said the president expected Chiu to complete the next stage of military reforms, including planning for \u201casymmetric warfare\u201d, focusing on high-tech, mobile weapons designed to make any Chinese attack as difficult as possible.<\/p>\n

Chiu\u2019s old job as intelligence chief will be taken by Taiwan\u2019s top China policymaker, Chen Ming-tong, now head of the Mainland Affairs Council.<\/p>\n

Chang said Chen was ideally placed for this due to his deep knowledge of China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important task of the National Security Bureau is to understand and have a grasp on China,\u201d Chang said, adding the newly-appointed officials will formally take up their posts next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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