{"id":1342602,"date":"2022-02-25T14:47:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1342602"},"modified":"2022-02-25T14:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T19:52:50","slug":"chinese-military-aircraft-enter-taiwans-air-defense-zone-following-ukraine-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-military-aircraft-enter-taiwans-air-defense-zone-following-ukraine-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Military Aircraft Enter Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Zone Following Ukraine Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-military-aircraft-enter-taiwans-air-defense-zone-following-ukraine-invasion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1342602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nine Chinese aircraft entered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-taiwan\">Taiwan<\/a>\u2019s air defense identification zone (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-adiz\">ADIZ<\/a>) in the hours following Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/8-dead-14-wounded-as-russia-launches-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-officials_4299296.html\">invasion<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>. Taiwanese air assets were scrambled in response, according to Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sent such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-escalating-military-pressure-on-taiwan-poses-challenge-to-democracies-everywhere-experts_4046883.html\">incursions<\/a> into Taiwan\u2019s airspace continuously over the past two years in an apparent attempt to intimidate and exhaust Taiwan\u2019s military.<\/p>\n<p>The Feb. 24 sortie marked the 13th incursion this month, but was well off the last large-scale incursion in late January when the Chinese military sent 39 aircraft into Taiwan\u2019s ADIZ.<\/p>\n<p>The ADIZ isn\u2019t airspace directly over the island nation, but in the immediately surrounding area where identification, location information, and government control of aircraft is required for security purposes. Taiwanese military aircraft are scrambled to respond to each such incursion.<\/p>\n<p>The CCP claims that Taiwan, which has been self-governed since 1949, is a breakaway province. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/xi-jinping-vows-peaceful-reunification-with-taiwan-after-record-show-of-force_4040891.html\">reunify\u201d<\/a> the island with the mainland, and hasn\u2019t ruled out the use of force in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry said the latest incursion included eight fighter jets and one reconnaissance aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes as Taiwan\u2019s leadership watches the ongoing crisis in Ukraine with concern. Defense and security experts believe that the international response to that crisis could inform the CCP\u2019s strategy for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-xi-will-invade-taiwan-after-taking-cue-from-twin-sister-putin-trump-warns_4299228.html?utm_source=ai&#038;utm_medium=search\">future invasion<\/a> of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s leaders have been keen to point out that Russia\u2019s actions in Ukraine are emblematic of a greater struggle between authoritarianism and a democratic way of life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people and government of Taiwan stand with Ukraine,\u201d Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te wrote in a tweet. \u201cThe principle of self-determination cannot be erased by brute force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese fighter jets and air defense missiles were deployed to monitor the Feb. 24 incursion, a standard response.<\/p>\n<p>While Taipei hasn\u2019t reported any unusual troop movement from the CCP, the island\u2019s government has increased its alert level and called for increased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/taiwan-orders-army-to-be-combat-ready-amid-ukraine-crisis_4298581.html\">combat readiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-invasion\">invasion<\/a> from the mainland has raised concern over the U.S. policy of so-called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us-should-end-strategic-ambiguity-on-taiwan-rep-luria_4264547.html\">strategic ambiguity<\/a>,\u201d under which it will neither openly confirm nor deny its willingness to engage in a military defense of the island. Under the 1979 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/taiwanese-american-society-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-taiwan-relation-act_2815052.html\">Taiwan Relations Act<\/a>, however, the United States is obligated to provide the island with the means to sustain its self-defense capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/majority-of-republicans-democrats-support-us-military-defense-of-taiwan-poll_4225133.html\">poll<\/a> conducted by the Trafalgar Group in January found that a majority of Americans of all political affiliations support a potential U.S. military defense of Taiwan in the event of an invasion by Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2021, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised that the self-governed island would defend itself and its \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/taiwans-president-promises-to-defend-island-against-chinese-regimes-aggression_4041118.html\">free and democratic way of life<\/a>\u201d from CCP aggression at all costs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-andrew-thornebrooke\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Freelancer.jpeg\" alt=\"Andrew Thornebrooke\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio\">Andrew Thornebrooke is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-china\">China<\/a>-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master&#8217;s in military history from Norwich University.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan\u2019s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the hours following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. 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