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'4 Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan air defence zone'

'4 Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan air defence zone'

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'4 Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan air defence zone' '4 Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan air defence zone'

TAIPEI: Four Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan air defence identification zone on Wednesday, marking the 17th intrusion this month.

Two People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic intelligence spotter plane, and one Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare plane entered the southwestern corner of the ADIZ, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).

At a legislative session on Wednesday, Taiwan's Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (Qiu Guo Zheng ) briefed lawmakers on the military's moves amid increasing Chinese military aggression. Chiu said that since January, the PLAAF has already carried out over 940 incursions into the country's ADIZ.

Air defence identification zones are early warning systems that help countries detect incursions into their airspace.

Any aircraft entering such an area is supposed to report its route and purpose to the "host" nation, though the zones are classified as international airspace and pilots are not legally bound to make such a notification.

Edited By: Admin
Published On: Dec 23, 2021