In a series of recent military activities that have escalated tensions in the region, Taiwan's Defense Ministry reported multiple incursions by Chinese military aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait. Over the past 24 hours, eight Chinese military planes were detected crossing the median line. Additionally, the Eastern Theater Navy of China has been active in the East China Sea, with daily patrols involving eight ships near Japan and Taiwan. Amid these provocations, Taiwan's military conducted a simulation on January 31, preparing for the possibility of China turning a regular drill into an actual attack. Concurrently, China is moving a civilian flight path in the Taiwan Strait towards the Taiwanese side, raising concerns about potential military implications. In response to the rising tensions, the U.S. and Japanese navies conducted joint naval drills in the Philippine Sea, with China being named as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in a joint command post exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military. Furthermore, Taiwan reported nine Chinese military aircraft crossing the strait's median line, conducting 'joint combat readiness patrols' with Chinese warships. In a related development, China Coast Guard vessels have issued warnings to Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes to leave airspace near the Senkaku Islands, marking a significant escalation.
#Taiwan's defense ministry says it has detected nine of #China's military aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait and carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols” with Chinese warships. https://t.co/oWLqCWuiWL
#China ships warn #Japan Air Force planes to leave airspace near Senkaku Islands - A significant escalation China Coast Guard vessels began last month to issue warnings for Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes to leave airspace over and around the Japan-controlled, China-claimed… https://t.co/ANyZEQ3wJg
JUST IN: Taiwan's defense ministry says 9 Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Monday
Taiwan's defense ministry said it had detected nine Chinese military aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait and carrying out 'joint combat readiness patrols' with Chinese warships https://t.co/whQ83tcnhU
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⚠️ TAIWAN REPORTS NINE CHINESE MILITARY AIRCRAFT CROSSING STRAIT'S MEDIAN LINE (Reuters) Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday it had detected nine Chinese military aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait and carrying out "joint combat readiness… https://t.co/6koZ9Z6v4y
#China named as hypothetical enemy for first time in #Japan #US military exercise The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military named China as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in their joint command post exercise, government sources said Sunday, amid rising… https://t.co/rH3A6u2DoY
U.S., Japan conduct joint naval drills: The U.S. and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise. Washington… https://t.co/D6129W184M #japannews #japantoday
#China is moving a civilian flight path in the #Taiwan Strait towards the Taiwanese side of the strait as a deliberate effort to modify the existing status quo while raising concerns about potential military implications, Here's a graphic from @detresfa_ that attempts to… https://t.co/h12942l0Kd
#Taiwan military simulates scenario where #China turns drills into an actual attack Taiwan’s military on Jan 31 simulated a scenario where China suddenly turns one of its regular drills around the island into an actual attack. This was carried out on the same day that China… https://t.co/xdSKwgAXaf
#China’s Navy Patrols Near #Japan and #Taiwan It’s not just the Taiwan Strait; the Eastern Theater Navy has been increasingly active in the East China Sea as well, with 8 ships patrolling daily near Japan and Taiwan (three and five, respectively). Politics often drives a shift… https://t.co/IT3iqj7P3S
🔴 TAIWAN DEFENSE MINISTRY REPORTS 8 CHINESE MILITARY PLANES CROSSING TAIWAN STRAIT MEDIAN LINE IN PAST 24 HOURS