This image supplied by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense illustrates flight paths of People's Liberation Army aircraft on April 12, 2021, when 25 Chinese warplanes breached the southwest corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone. © Taiwan Ministry of National Defense
Newsweek: China Warplane Violations Near Taiwan Double, Data Shows
The number of Chinese warplanes buzzing Taiwan's air defense radars reached an all-time high in April, more than doubling the total sorties reported in the previous two months, government records show.
Publicly available data released by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense since last September also shows an increased fighter aircraft presence in the island nation's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
Analysis of the People's Liberation Army's incursions into Taiwan's defensive airspace in 2020 showed China had dispatched an estimated total of 380 mostly slow-moving aircraft. The figure marked a serious escalation in cross-strait military tensions not seen since 1996, amid the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
The Chinese air force is now on course to blast past that number, having exceeded a quarter of last year's aggregate in April alone—already a record-setting month that witnessed the largest single-day warplane incursion.
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Update: Chinese Flights Through Taiwan’s ADIZ Double as US Steps Up Military Activity in the Region (Antiwar.com)
WNU Editor: The graph below was released on April 14, 2021 (link here). It gives a sobering indication on how much China has increased its violations of Taiwan's ADIZ.
1 comment:
Taiwan must rope a dope China. While it is true China has many more resources than Taiwan, they also have more commitments. They should not match every incursion. They should let China expend their jet fuel, wear out their air frames and let their pilots get complacent with their milk runs.
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