JUST IN 🚨 China’s military has deployed its new J-16D fighter jet designed for electronic warfare to an eastern airbase near Taiwan. – SCMP
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 7, 2021
China’s new J-16D fighter jet has been deployed to an eastern airbase near Taiwan
It’s not clear if the electronic warfare aircraft was among the planes that flew into the island’s air defence zone in recent show of force
New hangars have also been built for advanced fighters at another airbase in Zhejiang province, according to satellite images
J-16D: China's revamped jet targets 'electromagnetic supremacy' t.co/JrGxOtYaQ2
— George Papp (@alcotex6688) September 30, 2021
BREAKING: Chinese Generals Tell Xi They Want Green Light on Taiwan#HumanEventsDaily pic.twitter.com/CuIuKbo5tm
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) October 7, 2021
Since Friday, China has set new records with intrusions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, with 56 planes entering the zone’s southwest corner on Monday.
Why? FP's @BeijingPalmer explains in our latest China Brief:t.co/FozKxHNNBw
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 6, 2021
Taiwan government’s first clear warning to the public that the country faces a threat of war: Defence minister says that China will be fully capable of invading the island by 2025
t.co/XhQHXyJFJs— Andreas Landwehr (@andreaslandwehr) October 7, 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy secretary will release a strategic guidance document this week outlining how the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will maintain maritime dominance globally, strengthen strategic partnerships and empower people to succeed against China.
www.defensenews.com/naval/2021/10/05/navy-secretarys-new-strategic-guidance-focuses-on-deterring-china-from-invading-taiwan/
TAIWAN’S PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN, IN AN OP-ED IN A U.S. DIPLOMATIC MAGAZINE PUBLISHED THURSDAY, WARNED THAT TAIWAN’S FALL INTO CHINA’S HANDS WOULD HAVE “CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES” AND DECLARED THAT HE WOULD DO EVERYTHING IT COULD TO DEFEND HIMSELF AGAINST THE THREAT.
www.afpbb.com/articles/amp/3369550?__twitter_impression=trueTaiwanese
h/t Doorbert Returns