TAIPEI. Taiwan denounces China for sending 38 warplanes into its airspace, with what is the largest incursion of Beijing ever recorded. The Taipei National Defense Ministry said a first group of 25 aircraft (including 18 J-16 fighters, four Su-30s, 2 H-6 fighter-bombers and one Yun-8 aircraft) conducted their raids in the morning. yesterday, the day when China celebrated its national holiday. A second group of 13 (10 J-16 fighters, two H-6 fighter bombers and one KJ500) were spotted in the evening.
Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-chang said today that China “is desperately building its military power and undermining regional peace”. The Ministry of Defense has specified that radio messages have been sent and that the anti-missile defense system has been activated. Among the aircraft sent from Beijing there are also fighter-bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
In recent months, Taiwan has seen similar incursions, the most recent on September 23, with 24 Beijing military planes entering its airspace soon after Taipei filed for entry into the Trans-Pacific CPTPP partnership agreement.