Taipei says 20 Chinese Air Force planes crossed Taiwan Strait median line

The defence ministry has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed missiles systems in reaction, it said in a statement.

Twenty Chinese Air Force planes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Thursday afternoon, Taiwan's defence ministry said.

China-Taiwan Conflict: A Chinook helicopter carrying a Taiwan flag flies over the city during the country's National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan. (Reuters)

The defence ministry has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed missiles systems in reaction, it said in a statement, using standard wording for such Chinese military incursions.