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President Joe Biden dispatched an unofficial delegation to Taiwan Tuesday in a show of support for the island, according to a senior administration official and a State Department spokesperson.
10 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan s ADIZ
04/05/2021 09:18 PM
File photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense.
Taipei, April 5 (CNA) A total of 10 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, including bombers and fighter jets, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report later that day.
The People s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft involved in the mission were four J-16 multi-role fighters, four J-10 multi-role fighters and one Y-8 anti-submarine plane, as well as one KJ-500 airborne early warning and control plane, according to the MND.
The anti-submarine plane flew all the way into airspace southeast of Taiwan, while the others limited themselves to the airspace southwest of Taiwan, between Taiwan and the Taiwanese-controlled Dongsha Islands, an MND chart showed.
PLA plane harassment more political than military: Taiwan analysts
04/05/2021 08:54 PM
A Chinese military Y-8 aircraft. CNA file photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense
Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Recent flights by Chinese military aircraft in sensitive airspace around Taiwan in late March, seen as a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait, was more politically than militarily motivated, analysts in Taiwan told CNA on Monday.
According to information provided by Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense, 20 military planes from China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) entered Taiwan s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on March 26.
Among the warplanes on the mission, two Y-8 anti-submarine warfare planes and an H-6K bomber flew into airspace southeast of Taiwan, the side of Taiwan that faces away from China.
India tests Chinese sensitivities on Taiwan
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The Indian tweet and the Taiwanese response is unlikely to go unnoticed on the mainland as the expression of sadness is another instance of India making it clear that resetting India-China ties is not possible if the borders remain unsettled.
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(This story originally appeared in on Apr 04, 2021)NEW DELHI: India tested China’s sensitivities on Taiwan on Saturday, when in a rare move the government expressed sympathy after a serious railway accident killed over 50 people on the island on Friday.
In a tweet that was significant for its geopolitical signalling, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of so many lives in the railway accident in Taiwan. Our deepest condolences to the families. And our prayers for the early recovery of the injured.”