TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around 30 People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft flew over the median line in the Taiwan Strait and into the island’s air defense identification zone on Wednesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said. Since 7 a.m. local time, Taiwan’s Armed Forces identified a total of 30 aircraft consisting of unmanned aerial vehicles, Chengdu …
The US naval institute? that’s not really subtle
but really now, why are we calling this a “provocative pass”, China literally borders one side of the strait. The US makes passes there all the time and I don’t see the US Naval Institute calling it “provocative”.
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?
Yes? Multiple times?
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.