China’s air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022

MSOpinion China’s air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022 “Military analysts say China has used the incursions to probe Taiwan’s defenses, exhaust its aging air force and voice displeasure over Western support for Taipei, especially the Unit--

“Military analysts say China has used the incursions to probe Taiwan’s defenses, exhaust its aging air force and voice displeasure over Western support for Taipei, especially the United States”China’s warplane incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone nearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy.

But 2022 saw a deeper deterioration, as Xi’s military ramped up incursions and launched the largest war games in decades to protest against a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August.China sent 1,727 planes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in 2022, according to an AFP database based on daily updates released by Taipei’s defense ministry.

“They want to show their determination, their will and to coerce the United States: don’t get too close to their red lines, don’t cross their red lines,” Lee Hsi-min, Taiwan’s former chief of general staff, told AFP.The United States recognizes China over Taiwan diplomatically, but remains Taipei’s most important ally.

Washington has maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” towards Taiwan, deliberately making no firm commitment on whether it would come to its defense. Many nations maintain air defense identification zones, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan and China, which are not the same as a country’s airspace.

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