Taiwan Monitors Second Chinese Combat Patrol in a Week
Taipei said 21 Chinese aircraft and warships took part in the patrol, while Taiwan also tracked 100 Chinese ships in the first island chain.
- Taiwan deployed ships and fighter jets to monitor China’s second “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island within a week.
- A senior Taiwanese security official said the Chinese military activity demonstrated that Beijing was the main source of instability in the region.
- Taiwan has remained on high alert following discussions about the island between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump during talks in Beijing earlier this month.
- Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 21 Chinese aircraft, including J-16 fighter jets and drones, operating alongside warships around the island as part of the patrol mission.
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The Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan indicated that 21 incursions from different types of Chinese aircraft, including J-10 and J-16 fighters, KJ-500 early warning aircraft and drones, were detected.
Taiwan scrambles jets after China launches second ‘combat’ patrol near island
Taipei records 21 Chinese aircraft and multiple warships operating all around island
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MDN) detected Monday a new Chinese Army's "combat readiness joint patrol" in the vicinity of the island, the second in less than a week, in a context of escalating tensions between Taipei and Beijing.Continue reading....
Taiwan tracks second Chinese ‘combat’ patrol in a week, sends ships and jets to monitor
aiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese “joint combat readiness patrol” in a week near the island, as Taipei steps up its guard over Beijing’s activities.
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