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President Tsai Ing-wen visits Taiwan's Mirage 2000 fighter wing as the French-built jet returns to the skies after being grounded for more than two weeks due to a crash on March 14.
The island's airforce has suffered a string of accidents in recent years as it's kept under constant pressure by China, which has ramped up incursions into its air defense zone since 2020. Taiwan purchased 60 Mirage 2000-5 jets in 1992 from France in an arms deal that angered China. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE