China Invades Taiwan's Airspace With Largest Incursion Ever

China Invades Taiwan's Airspace with Largest Incursion Ever

Jay Greenberg

China has again invaded Taiwan's airspace, this time with the largest incursion ever, according to reports.

The Taiwanese government is now asking for help preparing for war as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to send out clear signals that it is about to invade the island nation.

On Monday, Communist China sent 52 military planes from its air force into Taiwanese airspace.

"Since Friday, when China marked its national day, the country has embarked upon a massive ramping up of its missions, with almost 150 aircraft flying into the defense zone over the space of four days,” Reuters reported.

"Taiwanese fighter jets scrambled to warn away the Chinese planes, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.”

Taiwan’s military reported that China sent the following military aircraft into its airspace on Monday:

• 34 J-16 sorties (Thirty four J-16)
• Su Kai-30 aircraft 2 sorties (Two SU-30)
• Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft 2 sorties (Two Y-8 ASW)
• Air Police-500 aircraft 2 sorties (Two KJ-500 AEW&C)
• H-6 12 sorties (Twelve H-6)

"The defense of Taiwan is in our own hands, and we are absolutely committed to that,”Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told Australia’s ABC.

"If China is going to launch a war against Taiwan we will fight to the end, and that is our commitment. 

"I’m sure that if China is going to launch an attack against Taiwan, I think they are going to suffer tremendously as well.”

"We would like to engage in security or intelligence exchanges with other like-minded partners, Australia included, so Taiwan is better prepared to deal with the war situation,” Wu continued.

"We are pleased to see that the like-minded partners of Taiwan — the United States and the UK and Australia — are working closer with each other to acquire more advanced defence articles so that we can defend Indo-Pacific. 

"Australia is a great country, and I’m very glad to see that Australia is going to shoulder more responsibility to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.”

Wu warned that one of the things that Taiwan needs to prepare for is that China may try to impose a blockade around Taiwan, which he suggested would be an even bigger problem than if China were to launch an invasion.