{"id":75371,"date":"2023-02-01T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/01\/taiwan-activates-defenses-in-response-to-china-incursions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:17:01","slug":"taiwan-activates-defenses-in-response-to-china-incursions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/02\/01\/taiwan-activates-defenses-in-response-to-china-incursions\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan activates defenses in response to China incursions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems in response to nearby operations by 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships that are part Beijing\u2019s strategy to unsettle and intimidate the self-governing island democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The large-scale Chinese deployment came as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or military action against Taiwan that have stirred increasing concern among military leaders, diplomats and elected officials in the U.S., Taiwan\u2019s key ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a memo last month, U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/02\/01\/this-air-force-general-is-rallying-his-troops-for-war-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">instructed officers to be prepared for a U.S. -China conflict over Taiwan in 2025<\/a>. As head of the Air Mobility Command, Minihan has a keen understanding of the Chinese military and his personal remarks echo calls in the U.S. for heightened preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/02\/01\/this-air-force-general-is-rallying-his-troops-for-war-with-china\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/230105-F-UQ958-1327.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">This Air Force general is rallying his troops for war with China<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some airmen believe in the four-star&#039;s vision. Others say it goes too far.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan\u2019s Defense Ministry said 20 Chinese aircraft on Tuesday crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that has long been an unofficial buffer zone between the sides, which separated during a civil war in 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/china\/2023\/01\/09\/china-holds-large-scale-joint-strike-drills-aimed-at-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\">China claims the island republic as its own territory, to be taken by force if necessary,<\/a>&nbsp;while the vast majority of Taiwanese are opposed to coming under the control of China\u2019s authoritarian Communist Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan\u2019s armed forces \u201cmonitored the situation &#8230; to respond to these activities,\u201d the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That announcement came as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that China\u2019s growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia pose a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a visit to Japan on Wednesday, Stoltenberg said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a> is increasingly investing in nuclear weapons and long-range missiles without providing transparency or engaging in arms control talks. Stoltenberg&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-nato-politics-fumio-kishida-jens-stoltenberg-5eeb9706d492fca06d9d5c19f245963c\" target=\"_blank\">earlier criticized China<\/a>&nbsp;for \u201cbullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan\u201d and stressed the need for Japan and other democracies to work together with the alliance to defend the international order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNATO needs to make sure we have friends,\u201d he said, citing escalating Chinese attempts to coerce neighbors and threaten Taiwan. \u201cIt is important to work more closely with our partners in the Indo Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s Foreign Ministry responded by accusing NATO of exceeding its mandate and having \u201cplayed up China\u2019s threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChina is always a force for regional and global peace and stability,\u201d ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would like to stress that the Asia-Pacific is not a battlefield for the geopolitical contest and does not welcome the Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation,\u201d Mao said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t clear what prompted the Chinese action in Taiwan, although it came just ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who would become the highest-ranking official to visit China since President Joe Biden\u2019s election in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing frequently seeks to flag Taiwan as the most serious issue in U.S.-China relations ahead of top-level discussions, leading then to discussions of other economic, trade and political issues where there is more room for meaningful exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/china\/2022\/12\/27\/china-sends-71-planes-7-ships-toward-taiwan-in-24-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\">China has sent warships, bombers, fighter jets and support aircraft into airspace<\/a>&nbsp;near Taiwan on a near-daily basis, hoping to wear down the island\u2019s limited defense resources and undercut support for pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese fighter jets have also confronted military aircraft from the U.S. and allied nations over international airspace in the South China and East China seas, in what Beijing has described as dangerous and threatening maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/02\/us-house-speaker-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\">A string of visits in recent months by foreign politicians<\/a>&nbsp;to Taiwan, including by then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and numerous politicians from the European Union, spurred displays of military might from both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to Pelosi\u2019s visit in August, China staged war games surrounding the island and fired missiles over it into the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has repeatedly threatened retaliation against countries seeking closer ties with Taiwan, but its attempts at intimidation have sparked a backlash in popular sentiment in Europe, Japan, the U.S. and other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/12\/29\/dangerously-close-video-shows-chinese-jet-buzzing-us-spy-plane\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/J-11-Rivet-Joint-intercept-screenshot.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Dangerously\u2019 close: Video shows Chinese jet buzzing US spy plane<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. military said this incident \u201creflects a concerning trend of unsafe and dangerous intercept practices&quot; by China.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan is set to hold presidential elections next year, in contrast to China\u2019s system of total control by President and party General Secretary Xi Jinping, who has removed term limits to effectively make him leader for life. China\u2019s efforts to reach out to Taiwan\u2019s pro-unification Nationalist Party have largely backfired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Nationalists performed well in local elections last year, the party\u2019s pro-Beijing policies have failed to find resonance among voters on a national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan has responded to China\u2019s threats by ordering more defensive weaponry from the U.S., leveraging its democracy and high-tech economy to strengthen foreign relations and revitalizing its domestic arms industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compulsory military service for men is being extended from four months to one year and public opinion surveys show high levels of support for increased defense spending to counter China\u2019s threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/taiwan-politics-government-united-states-china-aace5bd86f796473efcd4b65a8daca5f\" target=\"_blank\">In an interview last month,<\/a>&nbsp;Taiwan\u2019s envoy to the U.S. said the island has learned important lessons from Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine that would help it deter any attack by China or defend itself if invaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan\u2019s de facto ambassador in Washington, Bi-khim Hsiao, said there is a new emphasis on preparing military reservists and civilians for the kind of all-of-society fight that Ukrainians are waging against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything we\u2019re doing now is to prevent the pain and suffering of the tragedy of Ukraine from being repeated in our scenario in Taiwan,\u201d Hsiao told The Associated Press. \u201cSo ultimately, we seek to deter the use of military force. 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