Taiwan monitors 42 combat aircraft and eight Chinese warships near its island

he Ministry of Defense I discovered taiwan on saturday at least 42 combat aircraft and eight warships on its territory.Or which is attributed to China, as confirmed in a statement.

The ministry confirmed, through its Twitter account, that at 6:00 local time, it had detected three ships belonging to the Chinese navy and 13 combat aircraft, including Four entered its air defense range in the southwest of the island.

Taiwan has expressed its condemnation of the military maneuvers carried out by Beijing around the island, describing it as “An irrational act that threatens regional security and stability.”

Ministry of Defense It deployed combat aircraft, naval vessels, and active ground-launched missile systems In response to the invasion of their airspace, while continuing to closely monitor the situation.

This same Thursday, The Chinese foreign minister expressed his condemnation of the meeting that took place This wednesday between speaker of the united states kevin mccarthy andTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is still in the United States.

The minister warned that China will take “resolute and unbridled measures to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity” after the meeting. The United States indicated that there was no reason for Beijing to “overreact” to the event.

last On April 1, Taiwan also denounced the entry of 18 combat aircraft and four navy ships around the island, explaining that dozens of planes crossed the so-called “Davis Line”, which marks the middle of the Taiwan Strait before turning around.