Taipei: After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the threat of another war has come to the fore on a large scale in front of the world. China is continuously working to increase the tension by sending its fighter jets and warships around Taiwan. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked 17 Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships around the country. Including a drone, which crossed the center line. From Friday (November 18) to Saturday (November 19), three Chinese fighter jets intruded into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
According to news from Taiwan News, the MND said that 17 military aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and three ships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were tracked around Taiwan. One of the aircraft crossed the median and three were tracked in the ADIZ. The aircraft that crossed the center line was a CASC Rainbow CH-4 reconnaissance drone. Three of the fighters that entered the southwest corner of the ADIZ were identified as Chengdu J-10 fighter jets.
The MND said it acted by dispatching fighter patrol planes, issuing radio warnings, and deploying air defense missile systems to prevent incursions by Chinese aircraft. After this new intrusion, the total number of Chinese military aircraft tracked around Taiwan this month has increased to 356 and naval ships to 59. Significantly, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Indonesia amid ever-increasing tension over the issue of Taiwan. Biden had hoped on this occasion that meeting with Jinping would help in identifying the major points of tension.
