Twenty-seven Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense zone on Wednesday, authorities said in Taiwan, where US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit.
27 Chinese military aircraft “entered the surrounding area (Air Defense Identification Zone, wider than airspace) on August 3, 2022,” Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Twitter.
Taiwan does not want to “go back”
Since the arrival on Taiwanese soil of Nancy Pelosi, the Chinese authorities have multiplied the shows of force and military exercises on the island. A reaction to what they believe is a violation of diplomatic agreements between the United States and China.
However, Westerners expressed their discontent with this reaction. “It is normal for parliamentarians from our countries to travel internationally. China’s escalating response risks heightening tensions and destabilizing the region,” the G7 foreign ministers (United States, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, United Kingdom) wrote. United). ) in a statement on Wednesday.
For its part, Taiwan does not intend to be intimidated. The island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, said on Wednesday that the island “will not back down” from the threat from China.
Source: BFM TV
