The Chinese communist regime flew 24 fighters into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a day after Taiwan applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Chinese air force dispatched two dozen fighter jets—the third largest daily incursion—to enter the southwest ADIZ of the Taiwan on Sept. 23, according to the Central News Agency (CNA), based on a map of flight paths of Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft released by Taiwan’s national defense ministry. The aircraft types involved included J-16, J-11, Y-8 MPA (maritime patrol aircraft), H-6 strategic bomber, Y-8 electronic-warfare aircraft, and KJ-500 AEW (airborne early warning). The ADIZ is a specific area beyond a country’s sovereign territory within which the country requires the identification, location, and air traffic control of aircraft in the interest of its national security. To respond to the event, the Taiwan called out Civil Air Patrol aircraft, which …
24 Chinese Fighter Jets Enter Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone in 1 Day
September 24, 2021
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