TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Chinese military plane entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday morning (May 19), marking the 11th such incident this month.
A People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shaanxi anti-submarine warfare plane flew into the southwest corner of Taiwan’s ADIZ, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND). In response, Taiwan sent aircraft, issued radio warnings, and deployed air defense missile systems to track the PLAAF turboprop.
Chinese planes have been tracked in Taiwan’s identification zone on May 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 19, with each sortie consisting of one to two slow-flying turboprops. Since September of last year, Beijing has stepped up its gray zone tactics by…
