21 Chinese warplanes, including more than a dozen fighter aircraft, flew through Taiwan's air defense zone on the day of Pelosi's visit
21 Chinese fighter planes have entered Taiwan's defense zone, US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense said.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force planes — which included ten of its newer J-16 fighters, eight J-11 fighter jets, one KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft, one Y-9 electronic warfare plane, and one Y-8 transport aircraft — entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
The Shenyang J-16 is an advanced fourth-generation fighter based on the Russian Sukhoi-30 fighter jet. The twin-jet, tandem-set fighter carries a 30 mm cannon, 12 air-to-air missiles, rockets and satellite-guided bombs, and anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles,
China has been considering Taiwan as its territory for a very long time, let us tell you one more thing that China has always been following the policy of expansionism. China is very upset by this visit of America's most powerful House of Representatives. He has threatened Taiwan and America, he has blamed America, saying that this trip will worsen relations between America and China. Where is Nancy Pelosi strongly condemning China, they have treated very badly in Hong Kong, persecuted minority Uighur Muslims. And keeps threatening Taiwan everyday. America is not afraid of this threat.
The Chinese military will hold hold live-fire drills in six areas surrounding Taiwan from August 4 to 7, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency and state-affiliated Global Times.
Chinese media indicated that the drills, which began Tuesday night, would not only involve air and maritime exercises, but also the firing of conventional missiles and long-range artillery.
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