Chinese Military Patrol Aircraft Enter Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone During National Day Holiday

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-woo] It has been reported that a Chinese patrol aircraft entered and then left Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) during China's National Day holiday. China has been escalating military provocations to pressure Taiwan following the visit of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Keith Krach to Taiwan last month.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency on the 2nd, a Chinese military Y-8 anti-submarine patrol aircraft entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ on the previous day, which was China's National Day, and then left. Taiwan's Air Force Command responded by approaching the patrol aircraft and demanding its departure via radio communication, while ground-based air defense missiles also tracked the Chinese patrol aircraft.

The Central News Agency reported that Chinese military aircraft have entered Taiwan's ADIZ nine times in the past two weeks. Since Deputy Secretary Krach's visit to Taiwan on the 17th of last month, China has significantly increased pressure on Taiwan by deploying air and naval forces.

In particular, during the two days of the 17th and 18th when Deputy Secretary Krach was in Taiwan, a total of 37 aircraft including H-6 bombers and J-16 fighters entered Taiwan's ADIZ. Many of these crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, known as the de facto boundary between China and Taiwan, leading to a tense standoff between the Chinese and Taiwanese militaries.

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