Four Chinese military aircraft and five ships crossed the Taiwan Strait’s central line after the United States approved a US$1.1 billion arms package to Taiwan.
The Ministry of National Defense tracked four aircraft and five ships from China’s military across the country by 5 p.m. Saturday (September 3), Taiwan News reported.
Two Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter jets of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) crossed the Central Line at the southern end of the Taiwan Strait, the ministry said on Twitter.
Taiwan has given its Combat Air Patrol (CAP), naval vessels and air defense missile systems the task of monitoring and responding to Chinese activity, while simultaneously issuing radio warnings, Taiwan News reported.
The intrusion came after the US announced it had sold Taiwan a $1.17 billion arms package. The contract included the Harpoon anti-ship missile, the Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile, and radar equipment.
The Chinese embassy in Washington has threatened to take countermeasures if the US does not cancel the latest arms deal, and Taiwan’s presidential office and defense ministry have thanked the Biden administration for supporting the country’s defense needs. , Taiwan News reported.
Early on Friday, Taiwan was trailing 19 aircraft and three ships from Chinese forces across the country by 5pm.
Four fighters of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) entered the southwestern part of the country’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Two Shenyang J-16 fighters, one Shaanxi Y-8 ASW anti-submarine aircraft and one Shaanxi Y-8 EW electronic warfare aircraft, the ministry said on Twitter.
The country faces more aggressive actions by the Chinese military, especially following the August 2-3 visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Since Pelosi’s visit, there have been live-fire missile tests, large-scale military exercises along China’s coast, fighter jets crossing the Taiwan Strait’s central line, and civilian drones flying over Taiwan-held islands near China. have all become more popular.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s defense ministry has moved anti-drone guns to the offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu following multiple incidents with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) believed to have flown in from China, Taiwan News said. reported.
Civilian drones have been sighted over the Taiwan-held islands off the coast of China’s Fujian province for days, one of them over waters in Kinmen county after failing to heed warnings on Thursday. shot down.
The emergence of UAVs, in addition to recent large-scale military operations and the near-daily penetration of Chinese fighter jets into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), is another example of China’s provocative actions. is seen as a sign of two, Taiwan News reported.
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