Impact of Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to America: Tensions between China and Taiwan have reached a peak after Beijing launched a three-day “combat readiness patrol” in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States.
In the latest development, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry claimed that 70 Chinese military aircraft and 11 PLAN ships were detected around Taiwan as of 6am today.
According to the ministry, Chinese warplanes crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the ADIZ southwest and southeast of Taiwan.
In a Twitter post, it said Taiwan’s defense forces monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, navy ships and land-based missile systems to respond to Chinese aggression.
“70 PLA aircraft and 11 PLAN ships were detected around Taiwan at 6 a.m. (UTC+8) this morning. The ROC Armed Forces monitored the situation and deployed CAP aircraft, naval ships and land -based missile systems.” Ministry of Defense tweeted.
“35 of the detected aircraft (SU-30*8, J-11*4, J-10*6, J-16*8, TB-001 UCAV, Y-9EW, Y-8 ASW, J-15 *4 , CH-4 UCAV, KJ-500 AEW&C) had crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the ADIZ southwest and southeast of Taiwan, as illustrated flight path,” it added.
retaliatory measures
Notably, for the past three days, Chinese military aircraft have been carrying out what they call “military exercises” in a retaliatory move against Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s brief visit to the United States.
Significantly, Taiwan was separated from China in 1949 after a civil war. The ruling Communist Party says the island is bound to rejoin the mainland if necessary. Beijing says contact with foreign officials emboldens Taiwanese who want formal independence, a move the ruling party says would lead to war.
“This ‘Taiwan independence’ is a solemn warning against collusion and provocation between separatist forces and external forces,” a PLA statement said. The “Joint Sword” exercise “safeguards national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
According to The Global Times, a newspaper published by the Communist Party, plans were also to include a destroyer, missile boats, ballistic missiles and land-based anti-ship missiles, as well as early warning, electronic warfare and tanker aircraft. has been invoked. ,
chinese strategy
Military analysts suggest that a possible Chinese strategy in the event of an attack is to try to pressure Taiwan into surrender by blocking sea and air traffic, preventing the United States, Japan or other allies from intervening or sending supplies .
On Saturday, the PLA was testing its ability to dominate the sea, air and information and “create conditions of resistance and suppression”, said mainland newspaper The China Daily.
(with inputs from agencies)