Ahead of US-China Summit... Chinese Military Aircraft Show Force Near Taiwan

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahead of the US-China summit, the Chinese military continues aerial shows of force toward Taiwan.

According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on the 14th, Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) twice the previous day.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced on its website that during the daytime the previous day, two J-16 fighter jets and two J-11 fighter jets entered the ADIZ, and at night, two J-16 fighter jets entered. They responded by dispatching patrol aircraft, issuing radio warnings, and tracking with air defense missiles.

Taiwan's Liberty Times reported, "Since November, Chinese military aircraft have entered the ADIZ every day without interruption," adding, "Military experts believe this is related to recent US moves." It also explained that according to their own tally, Chinese military aircraft have entered the ADIZ 229 days this year, while Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reports 197 days.

China has been escalating shows of force, including sending 186 military aircraft into Taiwan's ADIZ last month after the presence of US troops in Taiwan was revealed. On the 9th, when six US Congress members visited Taiwan aboard a US military aircraft, China immediately sent six military aircraft, including fighter jets and reconnaissance planes, into Taiwan's ADIZ.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden are scheduled to hold their first summit via video conference on the 16th (US time, the 15th). On the same day, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing sources, that President Xi intends to use the summit as an opportunity to discuss Taiwan's security issues and the international community's calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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