Taipei: A Chinese warplane intruded into Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone on Sunday, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said.
This was the first incursion since March 17. Over the past few months, Taiwan has reported incursion by Chinese warplanes into ADIZ almost daily.
Air defence identification zones are early warning systems that help countries to detect incursions into their airspace. Any aircraft entering such an area is supposed to report its route and purpose to the “host” nation.
Meanwhile, three Chinese naval ships have been spotted in the Strait of Tsushima, north of Japan’s Kyushu main island, Japenese Defence Ministry said on Friday. This move by China may increase tensions in both countries.
Earlier in February, Chinese aircraft entered the airspace between Taiwan and Dongsha Islands, controlled by Taiwan in the South China Sea. At that time, Taiwan military responded by scrambling fighter jets to monitor the Chinese aircraft, issuing radio warnings and mobilizing air defence assets until the plane left the ADIZ.