Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said May 15 that a Chinese military helicopter was spotted entering its air defense identification zone following a spike in the Chinese military’s activity this month.
The ministry said in a statement that a Chinese Z-9 anti-submarine warfare helicopter flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on May 15.
Taiwan responded by issuing radio warnings and deploying air defense missile systems to track the Chinese helicopter. The self-ruled island has reported almost daily Chinese air force incursions recently.
According to local reports, China deployed 42 military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the first two weeks of May, signaling a rise in Chinese military incursions.
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