Taiwan's defense ministry is urging Beijing to cease its ongoing military harassment following the detection of over 100 Chinese warplanes near the island within a 24-hour period spanning from Sunday to Monday. According to a statement from the ministry, the significant number of warplanes identified presents a critical threat to the safety of the Taiwan Strait and the surrounding region.
40 out of the 103 Chinese warplanes violated the median line on the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ), as per the ministry's flight map. These incursions consisted of 10 Su-30 fighter jets, 12 J-10 fighter jets, four J-11 fighter jets, 10 J-16 fighter jets, two Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft, and two KJ-500 airborne early warning and control planes.
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The imposition of an ADIZ is done unilaterally and is separate from sovereign airspace, which is internationally defined as stretching 12 nautical miles from a country's shoreline. There were no instances of Chinese warplanes entering the sovereign airspace of Taiwan.
Despite not having control over Taiwan, China's ruling Communist Party considers the democratic island, home to 24 million people, as part of its territory.
The Communist Party has maintained its commitment to forcibly unify the island with the Chinese mainland, while the Taiwanese authorities firmly reject China's territorial claims. The defense ministry of Taiwan emphasized their continuous training to enhance their combat capabilities, emphasizing that the stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region rely on peace in the Taiwan Strait.
The Communist military's continuous acts of military harassment have the potential to escalate tensions and further compromise regional security. We urge the Beijing authorities to fulfill their obligations and promptly cease these destructive and unilateral actions," the ministry stated.
In October 2021, the highest number of Chinese warplanes intruded into Taiwans ADIZ in a span of 24 hours, reaching a staggering 56 planes in a single day.
