Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has announced the presence of Chinese military aircraft and warships in the island’s Air Defense Identification Zone. When units of the People’s Liberation Army of China approached, the Department of Defense announced it on Twitter.
“Around Taiwan, 26 aircraft and seven ships of the People’s Liberation Army of China have been registered,” RIA Novosti quotes information from the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense in a day from 6:00 a.m. on April 12 to 6:00 a.m. on April 13.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 14 Chinese J-16, J-10 and SU-30 fighters violated the “median line” of the Taiwan Strait and entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone. ‘island. In response to the approach of Chinese aircraft and warships on the island, Taiwan has stepped up air and sea patrols and deployed land-based missile systems.
Recall that relations between China and Taiwan have been tense since the summer of 2022, after the visit of the speaker of the American House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Chinese ships and warplanes regularly approach Taiwan’s borders as part of China’s People’s Liberation Army drills.
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