Taipei, Taiwan.
The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan denounce that thirteen Chinese fighter jets exceed the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone (Adiz) on Saturday night, the largest number in one day so far this year.
According to a statement from the Taiwanese portfolio, this is a I-8 anti-submarine aircraft, 08:00 Xian H-6K bombers and fouror Shenyang J-16 fighter jets.
“These intrusions led to the Taiwan Air Force to respond with appropriate and effective measures, “the ministry said, which passed por send fighters to monitor theChinese military aircrafts, issue radio warnings and mobilize air defense assets until finally they left the Adiz.
According to the state agency CNA, the number of raids by Chinese military aircraft has increased in recent months.
In October last year, to minorss 19 Chinese military aircraft ithey entered the Taiwanese Adiz while in Septemberand Chinese fighters J-16 cruzaron the average line of the Straits of Taiwan.
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The tensions between Beijing and Taipei they increased considerably during the term of the former American president Donald Trump, which gave priority to strengthening relations with Taiwan, iincluding the weapon sales, although in 1979 Washington broke off relations with Taipei, which became informal, after recognizing the People’s Republic.
Taiwan It is considered a sovereign territory with its own government and political system under the name of Republic of China since the end of the civil war between nationalists and communists in 1949, but Beijing maintains that it is a rebellious province and insists that it return to what is called the common homeland. EFE