Chinese Aircraft and Warship Incursion Puts Taiwan Military on Alert
Taiwan put its military assets on alert Wednesday after the Chinese military sent close to three dozen aircraft and some warships near the island nation’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
“34 PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities,” Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a Feb. 1 tweet. “20 of the detected aircraft … had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ.”
Chinese incursions are now almost a daily occurrence in the region, with Beijing carrying out such activities in an attempt to reinforce its military prowess….