According to a statement issued by the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense, 37 Chinese Air Force aircraft passed through the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone after 5:00 a.m. Thursday. According to the report, Chinese J-16 and J-11 fighter jets, as well as H-6 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, were spotted off the coast of the island.
Due to the incident, Taiwanese Navy ships and several Air Force warplanes were alerted, and anti-missile systems were activated. Some Chinese aircraft flew towards the southeastern part of Taiwan, and then conducted surveillance and navigation exercises in the western Pacific Ocean, according to a report by the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense.
In international practice, air defense identification zones are established by states whose coasts are surrounded by large open waters. The United States established its own air defense zone in 1950, and more than two dozen countries have since followed suit. here they areThe cans are constantly monitored by the country in question so that its forces have more time to respond to threats.
China considers Taiwan, with a population of 23 million people, a territory belonging to it, and uses diplomatic means to limit its scope on the international scene, exerts economic pressure on it, and regularly conducts military maneuvers in the immediate vicinity of the island. Over the past three years, China has increased its military pressure.
In April, China organized large-scale military exercises around Taiwan after Taiwanese President Tsai Jingwen met with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles.
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