background, time one insists that it background, time one insists thatitis background, time one insists that it is an independent nation while beijing considers it a rebel province. for more than a year now, china's air force has been reportedly flying missions a little too close for taiwan's comfort. and last four days alone, nearly hundred 50 chinese warplane had flown into taiwan's defence zone over an area close to the taiwan controlled islands. the air defence zone is not the same is taiwan's territorial airspace but it is causing alarm in taipei. now, for its part, beijing has blamed rising tension on the presence of us and allied presence in the region. we remain concerned by the people's republic of china by the provocative actions and we urge beijing to seize its military, diplomatic and coercion against taiwan and we