Chinese Reconnaissance Aircraft Entered Taiwan

Chinese reconnaissance aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense border, tension increased again.

Tensions between Taiwan and China continue to grow. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, a Chinese Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern section of Taiwan’s air defense zone on Saturday.

Due to which the tension has increased once again. Focus Taiwan reported that Chinese aircraft entered airspace between Taiwan and the Dongsha Islands, which are controlled by Taiwan and located in the South China Sea.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said the Taiwan Army responded by issuing radio warnings to fighter jets to monitor Chinese aircraft and to mobilize air defense assets until they left ADIZ.

According to the SCMP, air defense detection zones are early warning systems that help countries detect intrusions in their airspace.

Any aircraft entering such an area must report its route and purpose to the host nation, although the areas are classified as international airspace and the pilot is legally obliged to make such notification. Are not.

According to Defense Ministry data, this was the fifth time in this month that such an incident occurred on 1 February, 2, 4, and 5.

Tensions have increased due to increased pressure on Taipei in Beijing due to new tensions in the region. Recently China threatened that Taiwan’s independence meant war.

Taiwan should also be included in the quad, Indian writer opinion in a report published in Taipei Times.

At a time when China has been properly responded to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) encroachment, the Quad (an alliance of India, the US, Australia, and Japan for the Indo-Pacific Ocean region) needs to be further strengthened.

There is a need to include countries like Taiwan that are targeting China.

This is stated in an article published in Taipei Times titled Time for Taiwan, India to Team Up. This article has been written by Rahul Mishra, Senior Spokesperson at Malaya University, Kuala Lumpur.

India and China tension also mentioned

The article said that China has been pursuing an aggressive attitude towards India and Taiwan for the last ten years. Ten months have passed since the collision in the Galwan Valley.

During this period, several rounds of talks have also been held between China and India. But China does not seem inclined to ease tensions at LAC.

20 soldiers of India were killed in a collision in the Galwan Valley on 15 June 2020. On January 3, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that it has given a reasonable response to China’s actions on LAC.