Taipei: Chinese fighter jets conducted exercises over Taiwan's airspace, on which Taiwanese planes also flew and on one occasion the planes of the two countries came face to face.
According to the International News Agency, China's military exercises have increased tensions with Taiwan and the two countries have sharply accused each other.
Taiwan's Defense Minister Chew Qiu Cheng has warned that if the Chinese air force launches any kind of aggression under the pretext of military exercises, we will retaliate.
Taiwan's Defense Minister added that 27 Chinese fighter jets entered our airspace yesterday in the name of military exercises, on which the country's air force has been mobilized.
Defense Minister Chi Qiu Seng also said that China wants to demonstrate its power through these tactics, but the Taiwan Air Force has also stated that it is ready to retaliate.
It is believed that 18 Chinese fighter jets and five nuclear-capable H-6 bombers conducted military exercises in close proximity to Taiwan's air defense identification zone "ADIZ", which included a total of 27 aircraft.
Informing the parliament about the rising border tensions and the dangers of war, the Defense Minister said that they are capable of responding to China's aggression. We have also sent fighter jets to warn Chinese aircraft and a defense air defense system has been deployed.
It should be noted that China, while justifying the missions for military exercises, said that these missions are designed to protect the sovereignty of the country and the military exercises will continue uninterrupted.
