TAIWAN – Sinabi ng defense ministry ng Taiwan na namataan nito ang 21 Chinese military aircraft sa isla mula umaga ng Sabado, Abril 20.
Ito ay isang buwan bago ang inaugurasyon ni incoming President Lai Ching-te.
“17 aircraft (of the 21) crossed the median line and its extension, entered our northern, central, and southwestern (air defense identification zone), and joined PLA vessels for joint combat patrol,” saad aa payayag ng defense ministry.
Sinabi na ang armed forces ng Taiwan “are monitoring the activities with our joint surveillance systems, and have dispatched appropriate assets to respond accordingly.”
Ayon sa defense ministry, namataan ang 21 aerial objects kabilang ang J-16 fighter jets at Y-8 medium-range transport aircraft, kasama ang mga drone.
Ang pinakamataas na naitalang bilang ng mga Chinese aircraft ay noong Marso sa 36 na Chinese aircraft sa loob lamang ng isang buong araw. RNT/JGC
