Taiwan records dozens of Chinese fighter jets around its shores
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that it had registered 32 Chinese military aircraft in its airspace within 24 hours.
Among the detected aircraft, 20 crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and entered Taiwan’s south-western, south-eastern, and eastern air space, the ministry said.
The ministry said it had also detected five vessels.
The ministry said that Taiwan had tasked Combat air patrol aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities.
Taiwan regularly reported such actions by Chinese forces.
This year’s record number of Chinese aircraft daily sorties, 33, was seen shortly after Taiwan held its democratic presidential and legislative elections in January.
Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers self-ruled democracy part of its territory.
(dpa/NAN)
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