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Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by MangekyoAlt: 12:47pm On Oct 05, 2021
Fifty-six. That’s how many warplanes the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force sent, in two waves, into Taiwan’s southwestern air-defense identification zone on Monday.

That’s more planes, by far, than China ever has sortied for a probe of Taiwan’s defenses. The record surge comes right after a three-day air-power binge that saw 93 PLAAF planes fly through Taiwan’s ADIZ, which lies just outside the country’s national air space.

In four days, China has sent more planes toward Taiwan than it normally sends in an entire month or two. Something is happening, but it’s not clear what.

“This extraordinarily provocative Chinese air activity seems to have come out of nowhere,” said Ian Easton, an analyst with the Project 2049 Institute in Virginia

The context for this airpower surge is the same as always. “Reunifying” Taiwan with China is the central tenet of the People’s Republic of China’s foreign policy. Aerial probes of Taiwan’s ADIZ double as intimidation and preparation for war.

The timing also is interesting. Friday was National Day—the anniversary of the founding of the PRC.

But it was three days after National Day that a wave of 52 planes, followed by a second wave of four planes, flew into the southwest ADIZ.

The first wave was composed of 34 J-16 fighters, two Su-30 fighters, two Y-9 patrol planes, two KJ-500 radar early-warning planes and 12 H-6 nuclear-capable bombers. The second wave was tiny in comparison—just four J-16s.

If China and Taiwan were at war, the H-6s alone could’ve launched 72 cruise missiles at Taiwanese forces.

The huge number of H-6s involved in Monday’s exercise is particularly troubling, Easton said. “That indicates something big is going on.”


It’s conceivable that the weekend sorties could’ve gone ahead without the overt approval of top Chinese Communist Party officials. Even in a centralized state such as China, military commanders have a lot of autonomy to organize training exercises—even highly provocative ones.

But Monday’s huge mission, which deployed more combat aircraft than many countries possess in their entire air forces, is a clear sign that the CCP’s political leadership, including President Xi Jinping, is behind the airpower surge.

“The massed warplane flights in the Taiwan Strait have now continued four days in a row, which indicates that Xi Jinping himself has almost certainly signed the orders,” Easton said.


Taiwan isn’t powerless to resist Chinese intimidation. Taipei’s air force tracked the Chinese planes and launched planes of its own to shadow some of the intruders. But the entire Republic of China Air Force possesses only around 300 front-line fighters. The PLAAF possesses nearly 2,000.

Whenever it chooses, the Chinese air force can overwhelm the Taiwanese air force.

A swift, brutal fight for control of the air over Taiwan would be the first phase in a Chinese invasion. Beijing might initiate an aerial battle in a deliberate way. Then again, it might just send a bunch of planes into the Taiwanese ADIZ and hope for some pilot to scratch an itchy trigger finger.

A single missile or cannon round, swapped between the swarms of Chinese and Taiwanese planes over the Taiwan Strait, could be the spark that ignites a war. “Military maneuvers on this scale could spin out of control and result in a major crisis,” Easton said.

Taiwan’s allies were nearby when those 56 jets probed the ADIZ. A powerful naval formation centered on the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan, the Royal Navy flattop HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Japanese helicopter carrier JS Ise was south of Taiwan this weekend.

On Monday, no fewer than three American surveillance aircraft—an Air Force RC-135 and a P-8 and EP-3 belonging to the Navy—were in the same area, mere miles from the Chinese formation. An Air Force KC-135 tanker supported the surveillance planes.

The U.S. State Department condemned the recent Chinese sorties as “destabilizing.” But it’s unclear whether American and allied forces would fight back if—when?—China attacks Taiwan.

But pretending an attack is increasingly likely, and imminent, isn’t an option. “This surprise incident should serve as a wake-up call for Washington, Taipei and like-minded governments everywhere,” Easton said. “Deterrence could be failing already"

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by billynoni(m): 12:56pm On Oct 05, 2021
Seun and Lalasticlala it's another first to comment again on FP topic... Since I don't have warplanes to send, biko, abeg, e joor kindly ask for my AZA and wire it accordingly. Well if you do stubborn head, I have my "laawwwwyers" ready for you, meet them here.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by xpressionx(m): 1:13pm On Oct 05, 2021
Hmmm
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by CUMIN: 1:16pm On Oct 05, 2021
Which of the china
The People Republic of China
Or
Republic of China.

Because they're both Chinese.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by MangekyoAlt: 1:33pm On Oct 05, 2021
CUMIN:
Which of the china
The People Republic of China
Or
Republic of China.

Because they're both Chinese.
They're both d-same na

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by lessonotes(f): 1:37pm On Oct 05, 2021
Indeed the Dragon is about to spit fire

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by RichThugg: 1:37pm On Oct 05, 2021
Some of these countries like Russia, China, and that wicked man Kim’s country who are enjoying some peace just dey subconsciously pray for war with all these weapons they are parading everyday... I nor fit understand undecided

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Amuluonyenaego: 1:37pm On Oct 05, 2021
I don't know why I see anything from china as fake. Mr rightousness, the time has come.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by DoggoneDogg: 1:37pm On Oct 05, 2021
YES grin grin
BOMB all the imperialist puppets & impostors!!!


China + Russia + North Korea + Iran = Demolition of the Western Imperialist Terrorist Powers!!

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by DropsMic(m): 1:37pm On Oct 05, 2021
hmmm
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Flier: 1:38pm On Oct 05, 2021
Their problem

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by rexgold(m): 1:38pm On Oct 05, 2021
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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by MANNABBQGRILLS: 1:38pm On Oct 05, 2021
Peace is all we need in our world � .

We Rise.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by sofeo(m): 1:38pm On Oct 05, 2021
Ok.
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Ppogbae: 1:39pm On Oct 05, 2021
Taiwanese people are Chinese. They can continue to delude themselves but that white worshipping ain't gonna take you anywhere grin

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by vedaxcool(m): 1:40pm On Oct 05, 2021
They get fuel to dey waste. They should fight already and stop wasting front-page.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by GABRIEL6036: 1:40pm On Oct 05, 2021
How does that concern 9JA wey owe China money? grin

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Nobody: 1:40pm On Oct 05, 2021
So they want to fight the Chinese America War in Taiwan ehn

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Yuvcae: 1:40pm On Oct 05, 2021
CUMIN:
Which of the china
The People Republic of China
Or
Republic of China.

Because they're both Chinese.
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by MangekyoAlt: 1:40pm On Oct 05, 2021
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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by travelwaka: 1:42pm On Oct 05, 2021
The tension these days over superiority. In as much as nobody wants war. Every country keep building their arsernal so they wont be caught unaware. But the sound of WW3 keeps drumming like never before.

Please you guys should please take it easy, the world now has more nuclear weapon than ever. Some of these nukes are powerful enough to wipe out a country. Imagine now multiplying this by the total number of nukes and nuclear plants around the world. Please you guys should calm down oo.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by tmtech: 1:43pm On Oct 05, 2021
They are only trying to bully Taiwan.. Taiwan doesn't want to be annexed .

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by eedimo(m): 1:43pm On Oct 05, 2021
Again, it is well
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by lessonotes(f): 1:43pm On Oct 05, 2021
MangekyoAlt:

They're both d-same na
No

Republic of China is Taiwan while Peoples Republic of China is Mainland China in this context the Aggressor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Nobody: 1:44pm On Oct 05, 2021
cool they should just fight already abeg
All these chest beating don too much
Few days ago na Russia launch hypersonic missile 9x faster than the speed of sound.
After all e don tey where man they plan him own extinction undecided

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by HigherEd: 1:44pm On Oct 05, 2021
If China invades Taiwan the war that would happen would erode Taiwan economy and make it useless to China.

It is also gonna cause the most severe boycott China has ever faced that it may return to poverty. War would be a lose - lose scenario.

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by ruggedtimi(m): 1:45pm On Oct 05, 2021
Let the war game begin

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by Masterito(m): 1:45pm On Oct 05, 2021
Lol, clown!
DoggoneDogg:
YES grin grin
BOMB all the imperialist puppets & impostors!!!


China + Russia + North Korea + Iran = Demolition of the Western Imperialist Terrorist Powers!!

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Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by ATEAMS: 1:46pm On Oct 05, 2021
Oboii
Re: Chinese Air Force Sends Another 56 Warplanes Toward Taiwan by bigdammyj: 1:46pm On Oct 05, 2021
Okay

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