Aug 3, 2022
Washington – Twenty-seven Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday, Taipei said, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her controversial visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory.
“27 PLA aircraft… entered the surrounding area of (Republic of China) on August 3, 2022,” the defence ministry said in a tweet.
This incursion after 21 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defence zone on Monday night. In response to Chinese aggression, Taiwan sent an air patrol to monitor the situation, and also deployed anti-aircraft missile systems.
Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan came to an end today as she departed from the self-ruled island after a short and gripping trip that upped the ante in the Taiwan Strait.
The US House Speaker, who is second in line to the Oval Office after the US vice-president, reaffirmed her country’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s democracy and said this trip in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy on the self-governed island.
Meanwhile, the Chinese state television on showed footage of military drills conducted by the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command near Taiwan.
The CCTV showed military planes taking off, naval warships on patrol, military vehicles and missile weapons participating in drills.
Although, there is no confirmation regarding when the video was recorded.
The spokesperson of Eastern Theatre Command, Shi Yi, said that the exercises were aimed to “shock and deter against the major escalation of the United States’ recent negative actions on the Taiwan issue, and a serious warning to the Taiwan independence forces.”
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