Taiwan Ministry of National Defense: "10 Chinese Military Aircraft Entered Air Defense Identification Zone"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Eun-byeol] The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense announced that 10 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on the 29th. This marks another large-scale show of force by Chinese military aircraft just three days after the incident on the 26th.

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense stated on its website that on this day, 10 Chinese People's Liberation Army military aircraft?including 4 J-16 fighter jets, 4 J-10 fighter jets, 1 KJ-500 early warning aircraft, and 1 Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft?entered the southwestern ADIZ of Taiwan.

The Ministry explained that it responded by scrambling patrol aircraft urgently, issuing radio warnings, and deploying air defense missiles.

On the 26th, 20 Chinese People's Liberation Army military aircraft?including 10 J-16 fighter jets, 2 J-10 fighter jets, and 4 H-6K bombers?flew in a manner that appeared to encircle southern Taiwan before departing. At that time, the scale of the show of force was the largest since the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense began daily reporting on Chinese military flights in September last year.

Local Taiwanese media analyzed that the show of force was a response to the public signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on coast guard cooperation between the United States and Taiwan. China has conducted large-scale shows of force whenever the United States and Taiwan demonstrate close cooperation.

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