Thirty Chinese warplanes have entered Taiwan's airspace. Taiwan has complained. This is the entry of China's second largest fleet of fighter jets this year. Taipei says 20 of the 30 warplanes in the fleet were fighter jets. News AFP
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said late Monday that the country had flown its own warplanes to warn intruders.
It also deploys missile defense systems to monitor China's latest activities. China has been sending large fleets of warplanes into Taiwan's airspace in recent years to express its displeasure. In this way, Beijing is regularly putting pressure on Taipei's old warplanes.Autonomous Democratic Taiwan is living under the threat of continued Chinese aggression. Beijing considers the island its territory. China has also promised to unify Taiwan at some point. Beijing has been talking about using force if necessary. The United States last week accused China of escalating tensions over the island.
In particular, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called the infiltration of warplanes an example of "increasingly provocative language and actions."
Earlier in the day, in response to a question during a visit to Japan, US President Joe Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if China attacked. His remarks signal a departure from a long-standing US policy on Taiwan.Whether or not to intervene, however, the White House has insisted that the policy of "strategic ambiguity" has not changed. On Monday, the entry of Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's airspace was the largest since January 23. On that day, 39 warplanes entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
However, the way ADIZ Taiwan calculates is not usually the case. The airspace that Taiwan considers as an ADIZ region includes a much larger part of China's own ADIZ. It even includes parts of mainland China.
An aviation map provided by Taiwan's Defense Ministry shows warplanes crashing into the southwestern corner of the ADIZ before taking off.
According to the AFP database, Taiwan recorded 989 Chinese warplane incursions into the ADIZ last year. In 2020 this number was 360 times. So far this year, there have been 465 intrusions, about 50 percent more than in the same period last year.Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on US President Joe Biden to play a "correct role" in the Taiwan issue. He made the remarks while talking to Biden on Friday to avoid a negative impact on the two countries. Al Jazeera quoted Chinese state media as saying.
China has been claiming Taiwan as its territory. Beijing has not ruled out using force to control the island.Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Since then, Washington has sought the help of Moscow's ally Beijing in establishing peace in the country. The United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But Washington is Taipei's biggest international supporter and arms supplier.
C told Biden in a video call yesterday that some people in the United States were sending the wrong message to Taiwan's pro-independence forces. It is very dangerous.He said if the Taiwan issue is not addressed properly, it could have a devastating effect on relations between the two countries.
A statement from the White House said, "Biden reiterated his position on the Taiwan issue, saying there was no change in US policy. He also stressed that Washington would oppose any unilateral change in the current situation.
The Foreign Ministry thanked Biden for emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, as well as for his strong support for Taiwan's security.
At the same time, Taipei called on China to take concrete steps against the aggression in Ukraine and to condemn Russia.The Foreign Ministry thanked Biden for emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, as well as for his strong support for Taiwan's security. At the same time, Taipei called on China to take concrete steps against the aggression in Ukraine and to condemn Russia.
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