Recent Chinese intrusions into Taiwan s ADIZ aimed at U.S.: analyst
01/31/2021 05:45 PM
A Y-8 tactical reconnaissance plane. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense.
Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) Amid Beijing s frequent air sorties into Taiwan s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the two largest maneuvers on Jan. 23 and 24 were directed more at the new Joe Biden administration of the United States than Taiwan, according to an expert with a government-funded think tank in Taiwan.
The observation was made in a paper by Hung Tzu-chieh (洪子傑), an assistant research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR).
According to Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense, China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) sent warplanes into the airspace between Taiwan and the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands in the South China Sea on at least 100 days in 2020.
Why Taiwan might be the next global flashpoint
Why Taiwan might be the next global flashpoint
Why does China have Taiwan in its sights? What does Taiwan want? And how would the US â and Australia â be likely to respond if there was an attack?
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An island 200 kilometres off the coast of China looms as the biggest international test of the Biden administration and Beijingâs relationship with the world. Characterised by its liberal democracy, resilient economy and the existential threat of invasion, Taiwan has lived under a cloud for more than half a century.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan China escalated its war-mongering towards Taiwan on Jan. 28, warning the self-ruled island that “independence means war.”
The threat was made during a monthly briefing by Wu Qian, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense. He made the remarks while responding to a question about recent activities by China’s air force near Taiwan.
China made its largest-scale military incursion into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the weekend 13 military aircraft flew over Taiwan’s southwest waters on Jan. 23, and another 15 military aircraft made a similar incursion the next day.
Why Taiwan might be the next global flashpoint
Why Taiwan might be the next global flashpoint
Why does China have Taiwan in its sights? What does Taiwan want? And how would the US â and Australia â be likely to respond if there was an attack?
Normal text size
Very large text size
An island 200 kilometres off the coast of China looms as the biggest international test of the Biden administration and Beijingâs relationship with the world. Characterised by its liberal democracy, resilient economy and the existential threat of invasion, Taiwan has lived under a cloud for more than half a century.