China sends a big fleet of bombers and military ships towards Taiwan over the last two days, in a show of force.
China has dispatched military ships and a huge number of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, to Taiwan.
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They also dispatched navy ships and a big number of aeroplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, to Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said on Wednesday, just days before the island’s annual military drills aimed at protecting itself against an invasion.
Between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army dispatched 38 aeroplanes and 9 navy vessels around Taiwan. The military flew another 30 planes from Wednesday morning to noon, including J-10 and J-16 fighters.
32 of them crossed the Taiwan Strait’s midline, an unofficial boundary that served as a buffer between the island and the mainland. Later that day, another 23 planes flew over the midpoint.
Taiwan is set to hold its annual Han Guang exercise later this month, during which the military will conduct combat readiness training in preparation for an invasion.
It will also hold the yearly Wan’an exercises, which aim to prepare residents for natural disasters and to practise evacuations in the event of an air raid.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own land and has indicated its discontent with political activities in Taiwan in recent years by increasing the number of military jets sent towards Taiwan.
It has also begun deploying navy warships and drones to circle the waters near the island in the last year.
The PLA flew H-6 bombers in a huge loop to the south of Taiwan, passing over the island before circling back towards China’s southern coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Its largest military exercises in recent years were held in response to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August.
It launched missiles over the island in a significant escalation, disrupting commerce channels in the Taiwan Strait and forcing planes to reroute their flights.
