Taipei — Taiwan’s air force scrambled to warn 10 Chinese aircraft that entered the air defense identification zone on Friday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, to counter threats from China The day after announcing a $ 9 billion increase in military spending.
China claims Taiwan complains about a year or more of repeated missions by the Chinese administration’s air force in the southwestern part of the air defense identification zone near democratically governed islands, often near the Taiwan-controlled Platas Islands. ing.
According to the Taiwan Province, the latest Chinese mission included six J-16 fighters and two J-11 fighters, as well as one anti-submarine and one reconnaissance aircraft.
Taiwan sent fighters to warn Chinese administration’s aircraft, and missile systems were deployed to monitor them, the ministry said.
According to a map issued by the ministry, Chinese Communist fighter planes flew near Platas, and anti-submarines and reconnaissance planes flew into the Bashi Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines.
There was no immediate comment from the Chinese administration.
The incident occurred the day after Taiwan proposed an additional defense budget of $ 8.69 billion over the next five years. This includes new missiles that warn of the urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of a “serious threat” from the Chinese administration.
Taiwanese Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang said earlier on Friday that the government must take the threat from the Chinese administration seriously.
“The Chinese Communist Party is constantly plotting against us,” he said.
Taiwan’s defense spending is “based on national sovereignty, national security, and protection of national security. Don’t relax. You have to do your best to prevent a war.” ..
As part of that, Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu criticized this week’s comments on Friday, saying Taiwan is a “sea fortress” that prevents China’s administration from expanding into the Pacific Ocean. ..
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