He chinese army It has sent 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday, in Beijing’s biggest airdrop since military exercises with which it simulated a blockade of the island earlier this month.
Six Chinese navy ships they were also detected in the area from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, in an intimidation campaign against the autonomous island that Beijing claims as part of its territory.
Nineteen of the aircraft crossed the line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland, the ministry said. He added that five of the aircraft were SU-30 and two J-16. A TB-001 drone flew around the island, according to a Defense Ministry diagram.
China carried out the maneuvers that simulated the blockade of the island after the meeting on April 5 between the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, and the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, in California. China opposes official-level exchanges between Taiwan and other governments.
Taiwan and China separated in 1949 after a civil war that ended when the Communist Party seized control of the mainland. Taiwan has never formed part of the People’s Republic of China, but Beijing says the island must be integrated into the mainland, even by force if necessary.
Taiwan buys 400 anti-ship missiles to repel China
Taiwan bought up 400 misiles Harpoon ground-launched missiles intended to repel a possible Chinese invasion, completing a deal Congress approved in 2020, according to the leader of a trade group and people familiar with the matter.
Taiwan had previously purchased ship-launched versions of the Harpoon missiles, made by Boeing. Now, a contract with Boeing issued on Taiwan’s behalf by the US Naval Air Systems Command marks a first for the ground-launched mobile version, according to Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the EU-Taiwan Business Council.
Three other people familiar with the deal, including an industry official, confirmed that the contract is for Taiwan.
The Pentagon announced the $1.7 billion contract with Boeing on April 7, but did not name Taiwan as a buyer. The deal comes as tensions between the US and China are rising, particularly over Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory.
2023-04-28 15:30:11
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