China's official Global Times reported on December 6, 2016, that Taiwan defense officials confirmed on December 5, that several fighter jets of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flew over the Bashi Channel and Miyako Strait last month during a drill in the Western Pacific Ocean. This is the first time PLAAF fighter jets have done so. The PLA dispatched H-6 bombers, electronic reconnaissance jets and Su-30 fighter bombers to join a drill in the Western Pacific on November 25, 2016.  according to earlier media reports. Media reports said the PLAAF flew near Taiwan's flight information region (FIR) three times in September, October and November. Taiwan's defense authorities, however, counted more than three times, though the jets didn't enter its air defense identification zone. The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Taiwan's "legislature" asked the island's defense and security agencies to report the incident on December 5. A defense official said he was not surprised since the PLAAF has the capability to carry out the mission, and that there is no need to adjust Taiwan's response strategies.