According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, Chinese military drones have crossed the Taiwan Strait median line for the first time. This was confirmed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) planes and ships that had already crossed it multiple times in recent weeks.
According to military portfolio information, the first drone, a BT-100 self-propelled aerial vehicle, would have exceeded that limit last Thursday. This was also the case for 25 Chinese planes. in local media.
In recent weeks, Chinese forces have consistently overrun the median line of Strait of Formosa which is in fact an unofficial border tacitly recognized by Taipei & Beijing in recent decades.
Taiwan had already notified the United States a week before that a PLA drone had entered its air defence identification zone (ADIZ).
The island also announced that it had shot down an unidentified civilian drone flying over one of its islands, which is only a few kilometers away from China’s coast. A photo of two Taiwanese soldiers, apparently confused by the drone’s capture of them at a Kinmen Islands lookout had been viralized on both sides.
After some Taiwanese voices questioned the competency of the armed forces to allow such an incursion, the Ministry of Defense of the island assured that the Chinese device was not allowed to enter Taiwanese Airspace.
The Taiwanese Army also stated that they are working on a defense against drones, which will be available next year on the mentioned islands.
Visits to the USA
The Chinese military presence in Taiwan has risen to levels not seen since Nancy Pelosi, the US House Speaker, visited Taiwan in August. This visit angered Beijing.
China responded by imposing economic sanctions on Taiwan and also sanctioning Pelosi. Washington was also suspended from important discussions. In addition, the Chinese government deployed intense military maneuvers around Taiwan.
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