Gravitas: 56 Chinese Jets invade Taiwan's airspace

taiwan for one is preparing for an attack it's preparing for war it's bracing for an attack a war it promises to fight till the end the air force is on standby the country is on alert sos calls are being sent out allies are being informed the situation is very sensitive at least 56 chinese jets breached taiwan's airspace on monday night 56 this was by far the biggest incursion carried out by china and it follows three days of non-stop show of force by the pla taiwan is alarmed at china's actions but it's not intimidated it says the country's president sai inguin has warned beijing of quote-unquote catastrophic consequences if an invasion takes place at the same time taiwan's allies have also extended their support they're monitoring china's moves exploring their options and preparing for any potential strike here's a report the defense of taiwan is in our own hands and we are absolutely committed to that and if china is going to launch a war against taiwan we will fight to the end and that is our commitment this warning was issued on monday night shortly after 56 chinese jets breached taiwan's airspace it was the largest show of force on record a wave of 52 planes followed by four more flew into taiwan's air defense identification zone the first wave was composed of 34 j-16 fighters two su-30 fighters two y-9 patrol planes two kj 500 radar early warning planes and 12 h6 bombers second wave saw four j-16s invade the taiwanese airspace this was an extraordinary provocation it followed a three-day air power binge that saw 93 pla planes breach the taiwanese airspace that's a total of 142 planes in just four days china has sent more planes to taiwan than it does in an entire month beijing is certainly up to something it's not clear what exactly taipei doesn't want to take any chances it has started reinforcing its defenses and has called upon like-minded countries to assist in security cooperation during this period of time we would like to exchange with other countries for security cooperation and we would like to engage in security or intelligence exchanges with other like-minded partners meanwhile the taiwanese air force has scrambled its fighter planes they're monitoring the movement of chinese warplanes preparing to repel any potential strike the country's precedent saying when has even penned down a warning to china in an essay for the foreign affairs magazine she has written they should remember that if taiwan were to fall the consequences would be catastrophic for regional peace and the democratic alliance system it would signal that in today's global contest of values authoritarianism has the upper hand over democracy she added that while taiwan did not seek confrontation it would do whatever it takes to defend itself the question is can taiwan defend itself alone taipei isn't powerless it can resist chinese intimidation but cannot put an end to it taiwan's air force possesses around 300 frontline fighters the chinese air force possesses nearly 2 000 so whenever it wants to china can easily overwhelm taiwan but it sounds easier said than done because taiwan's allies are also monitoring chinese incursions in fact they were nearby when the last incursion took place this includes american navy aircraft carriers like uss carl vinson and uss ronald reagan the british royal navy's aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth and japanese helicopter carrier j s ise they're all stationed near taiwan's southern coast in solidarity with taiwan back in their respective countries they say their support won't stop we urge beijing to seize its military diplomatic and economic pressure and coercion against taiwan and we have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the taiwan strait that's why we'll continue to assist taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability we will continue to keep a close watch on all related developments at the same time instead of simply monitoring the situation we hope to weigh the various scenarios that may arise to consider what options we have and the preparations that we must make for all their promises it's unclear how far taiwan's allies are willing to go would they fight back if and when china attacks taiwan only time will tell you report we own world is one ryan is now available in your country download the app now and get all the news on the move

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Length: 6min 10sec (370 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 05 2021