Taiwan Faces Escalating Chinese Military Air Incursions Amid Regional Tensions

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has recorded the largest number of incursions by Chinese military aircraft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait in the past eight months. A total of 46 aircraft, including fighters, bombers, drones, and helicopters, entered Taiwan’s self-declared Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the northern, southwestern, and eastern sectors. This surge follows President William Lai’s call for intensified surveillance against growing Chinese military pressure around Taiwan. Notably, this number is the highest since October 14 last year when China deployed 111 aircraft during the large-scale “Joint Sword-2024B” exercises near Taiwan. The Taiwanese Armed...