Four Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ


Source: globalsecurity.org globalsecurity.org

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

ROC Central News Agency 12/16/2020 08:42 PM Taipei, Dec. 16 (CNA) Four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, the most planes to engage in such maneuvers on any day in December, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND). According to an MND report, three Y-8s and a Y-9 transport aircraft entered the airspace between southwest Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands (Pratas Islands) in the South China Sea, which is part of Taiwan's ADIZ. An ADIZ is established by a country to allow identification, location and control of approaching foreign aircraft. However,...