Taiwan Reports 103 Chinese Warplanes Flying Over The Island Recently

As ties deteriorated, China increased its military and political pressure on Taiwan.

On Monday, Taiwan’s defense ministry raised concerns over increased military action by China, claiming that 103 Chinese jets had been spotted flying over the island in the previous day.

“The Ministry of National Defence had detected a total of 103 Chinese aircraft between the morning of September 17th and 18th, which was a recent high and has posed severe challenges to the security across the Taiwan Strait and in the region,” it said in a statement.

The ministry warned that Beijing’s “ongoing military harassment can easily trigger a rapid uptick in tension and damage regional security” and urged Beijing to “immediately stop such harmful unilateral acts.

This most recent incident takes place amid a string of expanding military maneuvers by Beijing close to Taiwan. Despite the fact that Taiwan has its own government, military, and constitution and is considered to be a part of China, the Chinese government has constantly pressed its claim over the island.

The One-China doctrine, which maintains that both Taiwan and the mainland are a part of a single sovereign state named “China,” is at the heart of China’s claim to Taiwan. The PRC maintains that Taiwan is an independent province of China that must eventually be reunited with the mainland, either peacefully or, if necessary, violently.

Beijing has pushed other nations to refrain from formally recognizing Taiwan as a distinct nation in an effort to diplomatically isolate it. Since Taiwan is not formally recognized as a sovereign state, the majority of countries in the world adhere to the One-China policy. However, many nations continue to have informal trade, cultural, and economic contacts with Taiwan.

Understanding the Conflict:

Long-standing geopolitical rivalry between China and Taiwan is highlighted by China’s assertion of sovereignty over Taiwan, an independent island republic in East Asia. The war began during the Chinese Civil War in the middle of the 20th century, when the Republic of China (ROC) fled to Taiwan and the Chinese Communist Party established the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the mainland. The PRC views Taiwan as a renegade province and has not ruled out using force to reunite it with the mainland despite the fact that it has de facto independence and self-government. In light of the fact that the United States and other nations have expressed support for Taiwan’s security and right to self-determination while simultaneously upholding intricate diplomatic relationships with the PRC, the situation continues to be delicate and possibly explosive in international relations.