Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense confirmed that during the 24 hours up to the morning of the 22nd, Chinese military fighters and other aircraft flew over the extension of the "median line" of the Taiwan Strait and flew around from the southwestern coast of Taiwan to the Pacific Ocean side. did.
Military experts have pointed out that "there is a possibility that it is linked to the navigation of Chinese military aircraft carriers around Okinawa Prefecture."
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that it had confirmed the activity of a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around Taiwan during the 24 hours until 6:00 am on the 22nd.
One drone among the aircraft crossed the "median line" of the Taiwan Strait.
In addition, a total of 29 aircraft, including Sen-16 fighters, Go-6 bombers, new aerial refueling aircraft, and 20 tanker aircraft, crossed the extension of the "Intermediate Line" to identify air defenses off the southwestern coast of Taiwan. After entering the zone, part of it passed over the Bashi Strait between the Philippines and turned around to the Pacific side off the southeast coast of Taiwan, and then returned to China via the same route.
The Chinese military is currently deploying the aircraft carrier Liaoning to the Pacific Ocean around Okinawa Prefecture, and is conducting joint exercises with the Russian military in the East China Sea.
Jie Zhong, a Taiwanese military expert, said, "There is a possibility that the arrival of a large number of Chinese military aircraft is linked to the navigation of the Liaoning. Isn't it convenient for China to be associated with it?"