The U.S. military has recently sent military planes and warships to the South China Sea frequently. The “South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program” established by the Institute of Oceanography of Peking University issued an article on Monday (January 25), saying that a U2S reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force entered the South China Sea through the airspace east of Taiwan on the same day, the closest distance to Taiwan’s coastline is only 22.55 nautical miles, or about 41.76 kilometers. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) also sent military aircraft on the same day, again flying into the airspace southwest of Taiwan.
According to the posting, a U2S reconnaissance aircraft took off from Osan Air Base in South Korea and entered the South China Sea via airspace east of Taiwan, while another EP3E electronic reconnaissance aircraft passed through the Bus Strait. Earlier reports showed that the U.S. military accumulated at least nine military aircraft operating in the South China Sea on Sunday (24), including four P8A anti-submarine aircraft, one P3C anti-submarine aircraft, one E2C early warning aircraft, one CL604 civilian reconnaissance aircraft and two KC135R air refueling aircraft. The South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness program predicts that during the activities of the USS Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, in the South China Sea, all types of U.S. military aircraft activities will continue to frequent the aforementioned airspace.
In addition, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Monday that a Chinese PLA Carrier 8 anti-submarine aircraft flew into southwestern Taiwan airspace, and the Taiwanese military sent air patrol forces to respond and broadcast a repulsion. According to Taiwan media reports, the Chinese PLA aircraft flew into Taiwan’s airspace on Monday morning at an altitude of 2,000 and 4,000 meters, and the number of military aircraft sorties was greatly reduced compared to the past two days. The PLA has entered Taiwan’s airspace for 24 days this month, and the Taiwanese military has broadcast 69 dispatches, surpassing last month’s record of broadcast dispatches.
The U.S. State Department recently issued a statement urging mainland China to stop pressuring Taiwan and to engage in meaningful dialogue.
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