The Taiwanese defense ministry discovered ten fighter jets and six warships belonging to the Chinese army near the island on Sunday.
Four aircraft crossed southwestern airspace, so the Taiwanese armed forces monitored the situation and responded with the deployment of aircraft, ships and land-based missile systems, the defense ministry reported on the social network Twitter.
The escalation of tension in the region began with the trip to the island of then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in August last year, and the situation worsened after the visit of Taiwan’s leader, Tsai Ingwen, to the US, where he met several US congressmen, despite warnings from Beijing.
Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China regards the area as its sovereignty and its fundamental policy towards the island is one of peaceful reunification, following the “one country, two systems” principle, although the use of force is not excludes. against “attempts at independence”.
Source: DN
