{"id":722671,"date":"2021-09-06T07:50:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=722671"},"modified":"2021-09-06T07:50:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:50:53","slug":"chinas-military-jets-repeatedly-fly-into-taiwans-air-defense-zone-since-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-military-jets-repeatedly-fly-into-taiwans-air-defense-zone-since-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Military Jets Repeatedly Fly Into Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Zone Since Biden\u2019s Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fchinas-military-jets-repeatedly-fly-into-taiwans-air-defense-zone-since-bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-report%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=722671&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Biden-25-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In the days after the disastrous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan under the direction of President Biden, ceding the country to the Taliban and engendering the perception around the world of American weakness, Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, have been flying repeatedly into Taiwan\u2019s air defense zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA total of 19 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, flew into Taiwan\u2019s southwestern air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, the fourth time this has taken place in September, according to the Ministry of National Defense,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/cross-strait\/202109050011\">Focus Taiwan<\/a> reported on Sunday, adding, \u201cThe aircraft involved were 10 J-16 multi-role fighters, four H-6 bombers, four SU-30 fighters, and one Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, according to a report released by the ministry.z\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.681818181818\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">19 PLA aircraft (Y-8 ASW, H-6*4, J-16*10 and SU-30*4) entered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taiwan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taiwan<\/a>\u2019s southwest ADIZ on September 5, 2021. Please check our official website for more information: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4krSmean3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/4krSmean3X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sV3OA4ode\">pic.twitter.com\/1sV3OA4ode<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u570b\u9632\u90e8 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc (@MoNDefense) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoNDefense\/status\/1434441685262430212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAn air defence identification zone is an area outside of a country\u2019s territory and national airspace but where foreign aircraft are still identified, monitored, and controlled in the interest of national security,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-58459128\">BBC<\/a> explained.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time during the Biden administration China has sent a multitude of jets into Taiwan\u2019s air defense zone; on January 24, 15 aircraft were spotted; on 12 April, Taiwan reported 25 jets.<\/p>\n<p>On June 15, Taiwan English <a href=\"https:\/\/taiwanenglishnews.com\/china-sends-record-28-military-flights-into-taiwan-adiz-a-response-to-g7-summit-statement\/\">News noted, \u201cThe People\u2019s Republic of China made 28 military<\/a> aircraft incursions into Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) today, June 15, a record number that follows an \u2018unprecedented\u2019 communique from the Group of Seven that highlighted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait just two days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The G7 communique had discussed Taiwan for the first time ever, writing, \u201cWe underscore the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one key reason why Taiwan is so important to the West: semiconductors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-01-25\/the-world-is-dangerously-dependent-on-taiwan-for-semiconductors\">Bloomberg News<\/a> pointed out that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.\u201d is the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsmc.com\/english\/dedicatedFoundry\">world\u2019s largest foundry<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;go-to producer of chips for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/AAPL:US\">Apple Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;smartphones, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing,\u201d adding, \u201cthere is also speculation that Beijing could resort to stealing chip IP, with Taiwan at the heart of those endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 1 trillion chips are currently being produced annually. Industry watchers, including the National Bank of Canada estimated earlier that TSMC alone accounts for one-fifth of the world\u2019s chip production and up to 90% of the supply of the most advanced chips,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/east-asia-pacific\/can-taiwans-silicon-shield-protect-it-against-chinas-aggression\">VOA News<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>After former President George W. Bush bluntly stated in 2001 that the United States had an obligation to defend Taiwan if it was attacked by China, saying America would do \u201cwhatever it took\u201d to aid Taiwan, then-senator Joe Biden ripped Bush in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/2001\/05\/02\/not-so-deft-on-taiwan\/2adf3075-ee98-4e70-9be0-5459ce1edd5d\/\">The Washington Post,<\/a> writing, \u201cWords matter. \u2026 As a matter of diplomacy, there is a huge difference between reserving the right to use force and obligating ourselves, a priori, to come to the defense of Taiwan. The president should not cede to Taiwan, much less to China, the ability automatically to draw us into a war across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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