Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited an Air Force base on the 1st and encouraged fighter pilots with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's military pressure on Taiwan.
President Cai inspected an air force base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, and after arriving, he was informed about equipment to increase the survival rate of pilots in an emergency.
In the face of about 70 fighter pilots, President Cai then said, "For the expansion of current international affairs and authoritarianism, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's military pressure on Taiwan. The mission has become very demanding, but training to prepare for battle will show the world our determination to protect the country. "
The activities of the Chinese army are becoming active around Taiwan, and according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a total of more than 250 Chinese military aircraft entered the air defense identification zone of Taiwan from January to March 22, at the same time last year. It means that it has doubled from.
Under these circumstances, on March 14, a fighter belonging to this base crashed into the sea during training, and in January, a fighter belonging to another base also crashed during training, China. It has been pointed out that the burden on pilots in missions such as scrambling = emergency launch for military aircraft is increasing.
It seems that President Cai had the aim of boosting his morale by inspecting the base himself and encouraging the pilot.