Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday morning (September 10) that Chinese Communist Party warplanes have entered Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone for two consecutive days since Wednesday (September 9). The Taiwan Air Force has dispatched air forces to closely monitor and respond. This move by the CCP may further exacerbate the already sensitive cross-Strait tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, a number of Chinese Communist Party fighter jets, including the Su-30, J-10, and Y-8, were detected entering Taiwan’s airspace on Wednesday and Thursday. The Taiwan Air Force broadcast at least 24 times in two days to disperse them.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the Taiwan military’s joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) can immediately grasp and assess enemy troop deployments and adjust operational readiness at any time based on the situation.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly appealed that “China should refrain from repeatedly undermining regional peace and stability, which has already aroused the resentment of the Taiwanese people, and should actively play the role of a regional peacemaker in the region.”
China’s Defense Ministry has not yet responded.
Beijing, which has long claimed Taiwan as Chinese territory, has held numerous military exercises in recent weeks in its coastal areas and near Taiwan, and has often stated that such exercises are routine training intended to demonstrate China’s determination to defend its sovereignty.
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen warned in late August that the risk of accidental conflict in the disputed South China Sea and near Taiwan is rising and that both sides must maintain communication to reduce the risk of miscalculation.
There are reports that the Chinese military planes are disturbing Taiwan because the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Taiwan conducted an artillery test firing on Wednesday and Thursday at its base in Pingtung, with a maximum trajectory height of “infinity,” which is thought to include test firing of anti-aircraft missiles such as the Sky Bow III extended range model.
According to the contents of the firing report issued by Taiwan’s Chinese Academy of Sciences, the test firing had a wide range of dangerous areas.
However, Taiwan NSA officials reportedly judged that the entry of Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan’s airspace had nothing to do with the test firing of Taiwan’s artillery.
Taiwan’s Air Force is rumored to be urgently recalling pilots on leave on Wednesday, and is expected to adjust the “Han Kuang 36” military and chess exercise to a composite military exercise from Sept. 14 to 18, while stopping overnight stays and compensatory time off for officers and troops.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense responded by saying that the recall of the pilots is false media news, and that the military push of the officers and soldiers to manage the rest has nothing to do with the regional situation.
Recent Comments