Chinese Military Aircraft, Ships Make Provocative Passes Through Chinese Airspace/Waters
RTA, it says right on the line and into the air defense identification zone, meaning they were intentionally trying to piss off Taiwan and by extension, Taiwan’s western allies. Needless posturing. Is it news? Not really. Does it have more nuance than you give it credit for? Yes.
The territory is contested. Meaning, China claims that this is their territory and they have a right to be there and the US claims it isn’t their territory and they don’t have a right to be there. The difference is, this is basically within eyesight from mainland China while US vessels that perform these same aggressive maneuvers are one third of a globe away from their home country.
From the map it appears to be closer to Taiwan than to China.
Ah yes, the ol’ squint and slice it fifty fifty method. Definitely more reliable at determining who has claims to what area than, you know, checking who has claims to what area.
I’m pretty sure “closer to” is a concept from geometry and not politics. I don’t need any additional sources to check my claim thanks.
Alright, it’s way closer to China then it is to the USA, why are there US fighter jets and battleships there at all? Pretty sure the half way point is somewhere past the Philippines.
The article says that 30 PLA aircraft passed over the median line into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. Are American craft passing over the line into Chinese air defense territory?
And even if you wanna both-sides this, the conflict is not even close to symmetric. The Taiwan Strait is nearly 6500 miles from the mainland US and less than 70 from mainland China. China does not conduct fly-bys and naval passes between Florida and Cuba.
