Two PLA Air Force J-11 fighters and a H-6K bomber patrol airspace between mainland China and Taiwan. Photo: Xinhua
CNBC: Taiwan’s president orders military to ‘forcefully expel’ future incursions of China warplanes
* In a post showing the Taiwanese leader giving orders on the phone, President Tsai Ing-wen condemned the incursions as an “outright provocation of regional security and stability.”
* According to risk consultancy Stratfor, the incident on Sunday is “one of the most serious incursions by People’s Liberation Army Air Force fighter jets on the Taiwanese side of the maritime border this century.”
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has called for Chinese warplanes that cross a maritime line separating the two sides to be “forcefully expelled.”
Her comments in a Facebook post on Monday came after two Chinese fighter jets crossed a maritime line separating mainland China from the self-ruled island of Taiwan on Sunday.
In a post showing the Taiwanese leader giving orders on the phone, Tsai condemned the incursions as an “outright provocation of regional security and stability.”
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WNU Editor: China is blaming the U.S. for the current tensions .... China’s state-run media blames US for tensions in Taiwan Strait (Stars and Stripes). China is also bluntly saying that these flights will continue .... China to put Taiwan's airspace in 'patrol range': Global Times (Taiwan News).
More News On Current China - Taiwan Tensions
China-Taiwan tensions grow after warplane incursion -- BBC
Taiwan: Chinese Fighters Fly Across the Taiwan Strait as Regional Tensions Soar -- Stratfor
Taiwan will forcefully expel PLA warplanes next time: Tsai Ing-wen -- SCMP
Taiwan Will "Forcibly Expel" Chinese Planes After Recent Taiwan Strait Boundary Violation -- Warzone/The Drive
US warns Beijing against force after Taiwan incursion by fighter jets -- Straits Times/AFP
China's Fighters Are Provoking America's Allies -- Seth Cropsey, The National Interest
