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The growing tensions between China and Taiwan could have serious implications for India and Japan besides the rest of the world.
The China-Taiwan conflict and the Biden administration’s renewed concerns over the stability of the cross-strait (which separates the Chinese mainland from the Taiwan island) seem to be destabilizing not only the security architecture in the Indo–Pacific but also the global semiconductor industry that is core to every field, from defense to agriculture.
Taiwanese Coast Guards on May 8 seized a Chinese offshore supply vessel and its 12 crew members trespassing into Taiwanese waters off the coast of Penghu.
doubled in April compared to the previous two months, which coincides with increased US military activity in the region.
While there is much hype surrounding these flights, the ADIZ is not Taiwanese air space, and the Chinese planes usually pass through the southwest corner of the ADIZ, far from the island of Taiwan.
An ADIZ is an airspace where a country requires foreign aircraft to identify themselves. The ADIZ concept is not covered under any international treaties and has no international regulations.
The US created the first ADIZs in the 1950s and established Taiwan’s ADIZ, as well as ones for Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.
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Chinese Flights Through Taiwan’s ADIZ Double as US Steps Up Military Activity in the Region China said US military activity near its coast has significantly increased under Biden s presidency
According to numbers released by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, Chinese military flights through Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) doubled in April compared to the previous two months, which coincides with increased US military activity in the region.
While there is much hype surrounding these flights, the ADIZ is not Taiwanese air space, and the Chinese planes usually pass through the southwest corner of the ADIZ, far from the island of Taiwan. An ADIZ is an airspace where a country requires foreign aircraft to identify themselves. The ADIZ concept is not covered under any international treaties and has no international regulations.
China Warplane Violations Near Taiwan Double, Data Shows
On 5/4/21 at 11:44 AM EDT
The number of Chinese warplanes buzzing Taiwan s air defense radars reached an all-time high in April, more than doubling the total sorties reported in the previous two months, government records show.
Publicly available data released by Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense since last September also shows an increased fighter aircraft presence in the island nation s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
Analysis of the People s Liberation Army s incursions into Taiwan s defensive airspace in 2020 showed China had dispatched an estimated total of 380 mostly slow-moving aircraft. The figure marked a serious escalation in cross-strait military tensions not seen since 1996, amid the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.