Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for Chinese military’s “sudden entry” into areas close to its territory amid the rising military tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. | Reuters
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng arrives at the parliament, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
TAIPEI — Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday the island has to be on alert this year for Chinese military’s “sudden entry” into areas close to its territory amid the rising military tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. China has stepped up its military activities around Taiwan in recent years, including almost daily Air Force incursions into the island’s air defense identification zone.However, Taiwan has not yet reported any incident of Chinese forces entering its contiguous zone, which is 24 nautical miles from its coastline.
Answering questions from a lawmaker in parliament, Chiu said the Chinese People’s Liberation Army might find excuses to enter areas close to Taiwan’s territorial air and sea space as the island steps up its military exchanges with the United States, to Beijing’s ire.
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