Taiwan has long been a point of contention for Beijing, which considers the island a renegade province
So far in May, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft 98 times and naval vessels 41 times
3 PLA aircraft and six vessels belonging to China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were detected as of 6 am local time (UTC+8). Of particular concern was the entry of two aircraft into Taiwan
Taiwan responded by sending planes and navy ships, as well as deploying air defence missile systems, to track the People's Liberation Army (PLA) actions, as per MND
The pilots being hired by China have experience flying across various branches of the military with varied jets, including Typhoons, Jaguars, Harriers, and Tornadoes
Chaudhari painted a reassuring picture of an air force that, despite being low on numbers, is equipped, trained and poised to handle Chinese aggression on the borders
Taiwan has witnessed the largest daily incursion as over two dozen Chinese military planes flew into the country's Air Defence Identified Zones (ADIZ) on Tuesday, said the Defence Ministry
Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-change has termed the incursion by Chinese warplanes into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADZ) as "unnecessary" and "thoughtless."
Twenty Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone on Friday, a day after Taipei and Washington signed an accord to strengthen maritime cooperation.
Taiwan''s foreign ministry said Thursday that its military is fully aware of actions by China''s military aircraft and "responds effectively," without giving details
People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, posted a video on its Twitter account featuring a series of H-6K's training programmes, including take-off, landing and flying