Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan ADIZ... Rising tensions between the two countries

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] China, continuing its show of force over Taiwan's airspace, deployed fighter jets into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for the fourth consecutive day. Taiwan is escalating military tensions between the two countries by increasing its defense budget in response to China's provocations.

According to Liberty Times on the 7th, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that four Chinese military aircraft, including two Sukhoi (SU)-30 fighters and two J-16 fighters, entered the southwestern ADIZ of Taiwan the previous day.

Taiwan's Air Force explained that the Chinese fighters entered the southwestern ADIZ from the airspace south of the median line in the Taiwan Strait, and were repelled through warning broadcasts and response maneuvers by patrol fighters on duty at the time.

Liberty Times reported that since the 3rd, more than four Chinese military aircraft have entered Taiwan's ADIZ for four consecutive days.

Taiwan noted that the Chinese military aircraft showed different flight paths than before, such as crossing the median line directly at the intersection of the W6 route connecting the outer island of Taiwan, Jinmen Island, and the southern Kaohsiung Airport.

Meanwhile, Taiwan's Air Force increased the related budget for next year to 17.21 billion New Taiwan dollars (approximately 722.6 billion KRW) to respond to the repeated entries of Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ.

This is nearly double the 9.49 billion New Taiwan dollars (approximately 398.5 billion KRW) allocated in 2016, when pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen took office, marking a seven-year increase.

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