According to the Central News Agency reported on October 7, Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Yan De-Fa confirmed in the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan that since the beginning of this year, the Chinese side has sent 1,710 sorties, 1,029 ships and ships to invade Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), of which 217 sorties invaded the southwest Taiwan ADIZ; another 49 sorties crossed the centerline of the Taiwan Strait, reaching the highest number in 30 years.
In response, the Taiwan Air Force has already launched 2,972 sorties to monitor and detect, intercept and intercept infiltrating common aircraft around Taiwan, costing about NT $25.5 billion, Yan said. This will increase the cost of maintaining the air force and navy operations in next year’s defense budget.
In response to a question from a legislative committee member, Yan also confirmed that “from time to time,” the Communist forces have intruded into Taiwan’s airspace to dwarf Taiwan by broadcasting backwards, and Taiwan views this as a provocation and an intrusion, and that the national army has relevant procedures in place to ensure that the Communist forces exercise restraint.
According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense’s “Instant Military Update” statistics, since September 16, Chinese military aircraft have intruded into the Defense Knowledge Zone for 12 consecutive times to threaten and harass Taiwan.
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