China Sends 77 Warplanes Into Taiwan, Vows to Crush Country- United States Termed the Chinese Military Activity as Provocative

By WEB DESK Last updated Oct 5, 2021

China’s move to send 77 warplanes over Taiwan’s air defence zone has been labelled as “military aggression” with concern over the show of force. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported on Friday that China entered its air space with 38 aircraft, while 39 flew into their skies on Saturday. The fleet included 26 J-16 fighter jets, 10 Su-30 fighter jets, two Y-8 anti-submarine warning aircraft and one KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane.

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In response to the incursions, the Taiwanese air force scrambled aircraft, issued radio warnings, and deployed air defense missiles systems, the ministry added. Maps provided by the Taiwan Defense Ministry showed all of the Chinese flights on Saturday were in the extreme southwestern part of the island’s ADIZ.

The incursions on Friday came as Beijing celebrated 72 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Taiwan and mainland China have been governed separately since the end of a civil war more than seven decades ago, in which the defeated Nationalists fled to Taipei. However, Beijing views Taiwan as an inseparable part of its territory — even though the Chinese Communist Party has never governed the democratic island of about 24 million people.

The United States on Monday termed the Chinese military activity near Taiwan as provocative. We remain concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilising risk miscalculations and undermines regional peace and stability, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.

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We urge Beijing to seize its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan, and we have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, she said. That’s why we will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defence capability. We maintain our commitments, as outlined in the three communiques, Taiwan Relations Act, and the Six Assurances, she said.