China sent more than 30 combat military aircraft over the unwritten median line with Taiwan and into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone just this past weekend. This is only a few days after new U.S. President Joe Biden took office, and China has sent military aircraft beyond its previous boundaries to express its displeasure and warn the United States. In response, the U.S. sent several aircraft carriers and battle groups to the South China Sea, creating a standoff between China and the U.S. in the South China Sea.
According to a comprehensive report by our resident reporters in Houston and Taipei, several U.S. aircraft carriers entered the South China Sea just this past Sunday, January 24. The U.S. noted that this was in defense of the right to free navigation. But more importantly, the U.S. is showing China that it is prepared to defend Taiwan against all attacks from China.
Four U.S. aircraft carriers sailed into the South China Sea yesterday. On the same day, Taiwan was strained by more than 30 Chinese fighter jets and bombers that crossed the median line separating it from mainland China just this past weekend. If such Chinese military operations across the median line and into Taiwan’s air identification zone are the norm, this Time they sent offensive military aircraft instead of the previously defensive ones. This military action forced Taiwan to arm its missile defense system.
According to the station, China did not comment on the display of military power, but showed that it was not happy with Biden’s move to invite Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. for his Inauguration ceremony next Wednesday.
In the United States, a State Department spokesman issued a statement urging China to stop applying military-diplomatic as well as economic pressure on Taiwan. The U.S. also urged China to engage in constructive dialogue with Taiwan on China.
Six days ago, Secretary of State John Blinken stated that China is the most important challenge to U.S.-China relations when questioned in the Senate during his appointment hearing. Blinken also announced his readiness to invest more at the military level to strengthen U.S. military forces to deter various Chinese attacks on Taiwan. Blinken also said he would rely on international organizations to confront Beijing.
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