military drone got too close to the island. it was one of 19 chinese warplanes that entered the identification zone in between thursday and friday morning. china said it tracked a u.s. military aircraft flying through the taiwan strait, a body of water china claims as its own. cnn s will ripley is in taiwan with the story. reporter: one of the largest drones in the chinese military on a menacing mission encircling taiwan. the combat drone flew around the entire island friday, a highly provocative flight path publicized for the first time by the island s defense ministry, a brazen act on the same day a u.s. p-8 surveillance aircraft transited the taiwan strait. china scrambled fighter jets calling the fight provocative. the drone flight also came as former national security adviser john bolton was in taipei voicing support for taiwan independence. we don t know if the drone flight is connected. beijing is keeping quiet.
drones in the chinese military on a men asing mission. the combat drone flew around the entire island 48. a highly provocative flight path, publicized for the first time by the island s defense ministry. a brazen act on the same day a u.s. p-8 aircraft transited the taiwan strait. they scrambled fighter jets calling it provocative. the drone came as john bolton was in taipei, voicing support for taiwan independence. we don t know if the drone flight is connected. beijing is keeping quiet. chinese state media identifies the drone as tb 001. nicknamed the twin tailed scorpion, capable of hey altitude long-range missions, traveling up to 6,000 kilometers. more than 3,700 mails. that s like flying from london to new york. the big advantage is that they have a very long endurance.
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tonight in taipei. one of the largest drones in the chinese military wn a mission encircling taiwan. the combat drone flew around the entire island friday, a highly provocative flight path publicized for the first time by the island s defense ministry. a brazen act on the same day a u.s. p8 surveillance aircraft transited the taiwan strait. the drone flight also came as former national security advisor john bolten was in taipei voicing support for taiwan independence. we don t know if the drone flight is connect. beijing is keeping quiet. chinese state media identifies the drone as tb001 nicknamed the twin tale scorpion capable of high altitude long-range missions, traveling up to 630 kilometers, that s like flying from london to new york. the big advantage is they ve