1/24/2022- 7:03 p.m.
Chinese Air Force Alarms Taiwan with Massive Flyby
The Taiwanese military scrambled fighter jets and prepared air defense missile systems after a fleet of 39 Chinese planes, including a bomber, were allegedly spotted entering its Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense claimed that dozens of Chinese planes had crossed its southwest ADIZ, prompting the island to activate its military resources “to monitor” their activities.
China’s latest flyby took place the same day that a group of US and allied warships sailed into the Philippine Sea on Sunday. It was China’s largest fighter jet deployment since last October, when it flew 56 aircraft near Taiwan in several waves over the course of one day.
