TAIPEI: China shipping sailors fleet is a large group of military aircraftincluding fighter jets and bombers, directly Taiwan two days later, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, ahead of the start of an annual military exercise aimed at defending itself against an attack.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army sent 38 warplanes and 9 warships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday. From Wednesday morning to afternoon, the military also flew another 30 aircraft, which included J-10 and J-16 fighters.
Of these, 32 crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial border that was considered a barrier between the island and the mainland. Later on Wednesday, another 23 flights passed through the center.
Taiwan is planning to hold the annual Han Guang military exercise later this month, during which its military will exercise to prevent an attack. It will also host the annual Wan’an military exercise aimed at preparing civilians for natural disasters and practicing evacuation in the event of a plane crash.
China claims independent Taiwan as its territory and in recent years has shown its displeasure with Taiwan politics by increasing the number of military aircraft it sends to Taiwan. In the past year, it has also begun deploying its naval vessels, as well as drones, to patrol the waters near the island.
In the practices of Tuesday and Wednesday, a PLA they flew H-6 bombers in a major route south of Taiwan, passing through the island before returning to the southern coast of China.
His biggest military training in recent years was in response to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last August. It bombarded the island heavily and the war games disrupted trade routes in the Taiwan Strait and forced aircraft to change their routes.
In April, the PLA conducted exercises in the air and waters around Taiwan in response to a meeting between the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen and current US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army sent 38 warplanes and 9 warships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday. From Wednesday morning to afternoon, the military also flew another 30 aircraft, which included J-10 and J-16 fighters.
Of these, 32 crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial border that was considered a barrier between the island and the mainland. Later on Wednesday, another 23 flights passed through the center.
Taiwan is planning to hold the annual Han Guang military exercise later this month, during which its military will exercise to prevent an attack. It will also host the annual Wan’an military exercise aimed at preparing civilians for natural disasters and practicing evacuation in the event of a plane crash.
China claims independent Taiwan as its territory and in recent years has shown its displeasure with Taiwan politics by increasing the number of military aircraft it sends to Taiwan. In the past year, it has also begun deploying its naval vessels, as well as drones, to patrol the waters near the island.
In the practices of Tuesday and Wednesday, a PLA they flew H-6 bombers in a major route south of Taiwan, passing through the island before returning to the southern coast of China.
His biggest military training in recent years was in response to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last August. It bombarded the island heavily and the war games disrupted trade routes in the Taiwan Strait and forced aircraft to change their routes.
In April, the PLA conducted exercises in the air and waters around Taiwan in response to a meeting between the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen and current US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.