Taiwan activates air defence system after Chinese aircraft intrusion

Taipei: – Chinese military aircraft intruded into the Taiwanese airspace on two consecutive days. The Taiwanese defence ministry informed that Taiwan activated the air defence system to drive the Chinese aircraft away. This is the fourth intrusion of Chinese aircraft, into the Taiwanese airspace in just a week.

As per the information by the Taiwanese defence ministry aircraft of the air force, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army intruded into the southern Taiwanese airspace for two consecutive days. One Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft intruded on Thursday. Whereas, on Friday, two aircraft of the same type intruded into the Taiwanese airspace.

Taiwan had dispatched its fighter jets on both occasions. Also issued warnings, on the radio, to these aircraft to retreat from the Taiwanese airspace. The Taiwanese defence ministry informed that as the intrusion of the Chinese aircraft continued even after this, Taiwan activated the air defence system and the Chinese aircraft retreated after that.

Since September 2020, China continues to intrude Taiwanese airspace with surveillance aircraft, fighter jets and other military aircraft. The incidence of intrusion has increased since Biden took over as the President of the United States. Last month, 23 Chinese aircraft intruded into the Taiwanese airspace on one single day.

International analysts and leaders have warned that there is an increase in the Chinese threat to Taiwan. These leaders and analysts claim that China will take over Taiwan in the next few years with military action. A few weeks ago, Admiral Philip Davidson, the then Chief of US Indo-Pacific Command, also warned that China may attack Taiwan while speaking in front of the US Senate committee. The US state department expressed the same fears too.

Taiwanese leaders, officials, and populations claim that there is a Chinese threat not only on the military level but also on economic and political levels. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu had accused, during an interview with an Australian news channel, that China uses false propaganda, hybrid war techniques and Grey Zone war techniques against Taiwan.

Wang Ting-Yu, a senior leader in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and Vice President of the Foreign Policy and National Security Committee of the Taiwanese parliament, made a big statement regarding China. Wang Ting-Yu had retorted that President Xi Jinping wants to show the greatness of his leadership to the Chinese people. Attacking Taiwan can be one of the options. China can start a massive war. But it lacks confidence about winning the war. Wang said, therefore, China is using various avenues to win the war against Taiwan.

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