The Communist Party frequently disturbs Taiwan, and on April 12 sent a record 25 military aircraft to intrude into the ADIZ air defense identification zone in the southwest of Taiwan. (Photo shows the same type of Chinese J-16 fighter jet.)
On April 12, a record number of 25 sorties were sent into Taiwan’s southwest airspace ADIZ air defense identification zone, setting a new record for the number of sorties in a single day. In response, an Australian media reported that in response to the worst-case scenario of a possible war between the U.S. and China in the Taiwan Strait, the Australian government may send submarines and air refueling planes to match the U.S. military’s actions.
The Australian Financial Review reported on the 16th with the title “Canberra prepares for Taiwan conflict as tensions escalate”, pointing out that the Australian government Canberra prepares for Taiwan conflict as tensions escalate
The report quoted an unnamed Australian military official as saying that as tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait and the U.S. and China may go to war over Taiwan, the Australian military is discussing “how far and to what extent Australia should be involved in assisting.
Another unnamed former military officer pointed out that the Australian military may send submarines, air refueling aircraft and maritime patrol aircraft, or Wedgetail (Wedgetail) airborne early warning aircraft and Super Hornet fighter jets to cooperate with U.S. military operations at bases in Guam, the Philippines or Japan.
The Australian Financial Review commented that the 25 military sorties sent from the airspace south of the center line of the Taiwan Strait into the air defense identification zone in the southwest of Taiwan on April 12, setting a record for the most sorties in a single day, and that the intention of the communist aircraft to disturb Taiwan was to “normalize” the practice of invading Taiwan’s airspace and to deter foreign investment in Taiwan.
The report also mentioned that an unnamed Australian diplomatic source pointed out that the Australian government is now closely monitoring developments in the Taiwan Strait. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) commander Angus Campbell said in a virtual seminar at the international forum Raisina Dialogue in India on April 15 that a war in the Taiwan Strait would be a disaster for the people of the region and that China and Taiwan must solve their problems in a peaceful manner in the future; Australia’s position is very clear that the conflict between China and Taiwan must be resolved in a Australia’s position is very clear that the conflict between China and Taiwan must be resolved in a peaceful manner.
Ian Easton, a researcher at the Project 2049 Institute, a U.S. think tank, also shared the report on Twitter today.
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