The escalation of the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the large-scale disturbance of the CCP’s military planes | Taiwan | Epoch Times

[The Epoch Times, January 24, 2022](Comprehensive report by The Epoch Times reporter Zhang Ting)TaiwanThe Ministry of National Defense reported on Sunday (January 23) that, amid the recent escalation of tensions across the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese Communist Party sent 39 military aircraft to invadescramblingSouthwest Air Defense Identification Zone. This is the largest CCP disturbance to Taiwan since October 2021.

according toTaiwanAccording to information released by the Ministry of National Defense on Sunday, the Chinese military dispatched a total of 39 military aircraft on Sunday, including 10 J-10s, 24 J-16s, 1 H-6, 2 Yun-9 communication countermeasures and 2 Yun-8s. Electric reconnaissance machine.

According to a map provided by the Ministry of National Defense, the military planes were flying in an area northeast of Dongsha.Taiwan sends combat aircraft to warnChinese military aircraft, while deploying anti-aircraft missile systems to monitor them, and using broadcasts to drive away.

The CCP has stepped up military and political pressure on Taiwan to accept its sovereignty claims. The Taiwanese government has expressed its desire for peace, but will not hesitate to defend itself if attacked.

Not clear so farChinese military aircraftthis timescramblingthe driving factors behind it. The CCP often dispatches military planes to disturb Taiwan when senior foreign dignitaries visit Taiwan or on certain key dates. The Chinese Communist Party dispatched a total of nearly 150 military aircraft to intrude the air defense identification zone in southern and southwestern Taiwan in four consecutive days starting on October 1, 2021.

Taiwan has reported Chinese military planes flying in the same airspace almost every day since then, but this Sunday saw the largest number of military planes in a single day since October 2021.

Taiwan calls the CCP’s repeated military activities near Taiwan a “gray zone” war. The purpose is not only to repeatedly consume Taiwan’s military power, but also to test Taiwan’s response.

Taiwan’s National Defense Report released in November 2021 mentioned that in recent years, the CCP has frequently used “gray zone” threats against Taiwan in a variety of ways, which can be divided into military and non-military means. Targeted drills are carried out around the island; the latter includes speedboats colliding with Taiwan coast patrols, sand-pulling boats illegally operating in the waters around Taiwan, etc.”

The report pointed out that such methods are often ambiguous and do not meet the threshold of war, and use sausage-cutting tactics to gradually increase the threat.

Taiwan’s Minister of Defense Qiu Guozheng said at the time that he would actively build up armaments and prepare for war, and prioritize the rapid improvement of combat power, continue to strengthen the effectiveness of joint operations, and at the same time promote the reform of reserve mobilization to build a multi-functional, mobile, and rapid force. Strong national defense forces deter the enemy from starting the war lightly.

Responsible editor: Gao Jing#

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