this Taiwanese officials reported this Wednesday that the Armed Forces had recorded 33 Chinese Army aircraft and four ships stationed around the island.
Taiwan Ministry of Defense, as of 17:00 local time, Taiwanese forces have warned of the deployment in sea and airspace near Taiwan, as stated in a statement.
Thus, he announced that nine of the planes had supposedly crossed the border. The “middle line” of the Taiwan Straitincluding four J-11 fighters, four J-16s and one Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft.
Taiwan sent an air patrol to monitor the situation and issued several radio alerts. Also, it deployed anti-aircraft missile systems. Defense Minister Chiu Kuo Cheng stated that Taipei will act if the Chinese army crosses the “red line”.
In this context, it emphasizedChina’s “infiltration of warplanes into the island’s airspace” would be considered the “first attack”. Although it did not qualify what measures Taiwan might take in retaliation.
Tensions between the parties escalated As a result of the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to the island, last August. Beijing denounced his visit, which it understood as a sign of support for the island’s independence forces.