27 Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan’s Air Defence Zone – Taipei

Twenty-seven Chinese warplanes have entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday, according to AFP.

Taipei also confirmed the report.

It comes a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her controversial visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory.

“27 PLA aircraft… entered the surrounding area of (Republic of China) on August 3, 2022,” the defence ministry said in a tweet.

This incursion after 21 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defence zone on Monday night. In response to Chinese aggression, Taiwan sent an air patrol to monitor the situation, and also deployed anti-aircraft missile systems.

Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan came to an end today as she departed from the self-ruled island after a short and gripping trip that upped the ante in the Taiwan Strait.

The US House Speaker, who is second in line to the Oval Office after the US vice-president, reaffirmed her country’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s democracy and said this trip in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy on the self-governed island.

China, meanwhile, says Pelosi’s Taiwan visit was a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the joint communique signed between the two countries.

On Tuesday, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced missile tests and live firing as part of its military operations near Taiwan.

“The Chinese armed forces will begin military operations around Taiwan, long-range live firing will be held in the Taiwan Strait, and conventional missile tests will be organized in the sea area of the eastern part of the island,” Sputnik news agency quoted Eastern Theater Command spokesperson Shi Yi as saying.

“These actions are a fair deterrent to the recent major escalation of US negative actions on the Taiwan issue and a serious warning to the pro-Taiwan independence forces,” Shi Yi said.

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