27 Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan’s air defence zone after tension flares over Pelosi’s visit
India Today
Twenty-seven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday, Taipei said, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governed island.
Twenty-seven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday, Taipei said, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-governed island that Beijing considers its own territory, AFP reported.
"27 PLA aircraft... entered the surrounding area of (Republic of China) on August 3, 2022," the defence ministry said in a tweet.
27 PLA aircraft (J-11*6, J-16*5 and SU-30*16) entered the surrounding area of R.O.C. on August 3, 2022. Please check our official website for more information: https://t.co/m1gW2N4ZL7 pic.twitter.com/Aw71EgmRjj
Taiwan maintained a defiant tone during Pelosi's visit while a furious China geared up for military exercises dangerously close to the island’s shores in retaliation for the visit.
The Air defense identification zone (ADIZ) is not the same as Taiwan’s territorial airspace but includes a far greater area that overlaps with part of China's own air defence identification zone and even includes some of the mainland.
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