According to official statistics released on Tuesday, Taiwan reported the discovery of 153 Chinese military plane around its aircraft, which is a record number for the country in a single day.
The boom in aviation observations followed large-scale military training conducted by China, which included fighter jets, robots, ships, and coast guard ships encircling the peninsula.
The 25-hour period leading up to 6: 00 am ( local time ) on Tuesday saw Taiwan’s defence ministry on high alert, as 111 of the detected aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, a previously respected boundary between mainland China and the self-governed island.
The training occur at a time when Taipei and Beijing are at an all-time high in tension. Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te’s leadership has pledged to protect Taiwan’s politics.
In response, Taiwan deployed its personal “appropriate causes” and heightened the sensitive position of its surrounding islands. The region’s state condemned China’s movements as “irrational and provocative”, while the United States described the steps as “unwarranted” and warned that they risked escalating conflicts in the region.
Japan even expressed concern about the situation, with its government carefully monitoring it and scrambling fighter jets close to Yonaguni Island in southern Japan. Japan’s assistant chief cabinet minister, Kazuhiko Aoki, confirmed that the problems were conveyed to Beijing.
China, which claims Taiwan as its place, has not ruled out the use of pressure to deliver the area under its power. The latest activities, named Joint Sword 2024B, are the third round of large-scale training in really over two decades, with Beijing signalling them as a reminder to pro-independence activities in Taiwan.
Lai, who has fought more for the island’s sovereignty than his father, reiterated his commitment to preventing annexation and sustaining regional security.
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