me thinks "the fuse" has been lit - just hoping it's a really long fuse so we can deal with it
AFTER Russia exits Ukraine which is precisely why I don't think it will
The remarks from a Taiwanese military official come one day after Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone for the first time.
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Taiwan's military warns it will counterattack without exception if Chinese forces enter its waters or airspace as Beijing's ships and planes move nearby
- Taiwan on Wednesday vowed to counterattack without exception if Chinese ships or planes violated its territory.
- The remarks come as Chinese warplanes and vessels continue to maneuver near the island.
- Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone for the first time on Wednesday.
Taiwan warned on Wednesday that it would exercise its right to self-defense and counterattack without exception if Beijing's forces entered the self-ruled island's territorial waters and airspace.
On Wednesday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army dispatched 62 aircraft and seven vessels into areas near Taiwan, the island's defense ministry shared in a
statement. The collection of Chinese aircraft included Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, Shaanxi Y-8 EW and ASW transport planes, and the Xi'an JH-7 fighter/bomber.
Taiwan's defense ministry said that it responded to the situation with naval vessels, a combat air patrol, and land-based missile systems, which were used to monitor the nearby Chinese military activity. But during a
news conference, military officials said they are willing to take further steps and defend itself if necessary.
"For Chinese aircraft and ships that enter our territorial waters and airspace," within 12 nautical miles of the island, Lin explained, "the national army will exercise the right to self-defense and counterattack without exception."
So far, Chinese warplanes or ships have yet to move within 12 nautical miles of Taiwan's main island, The Wall Street Journal
reported Wednesday.
Wednesday's remarks, which also included a warning about how Taiwan would respond to incursions by Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles, come just one day after Taiwan
fired warning shots at a Chinese drone for the first time, forcing it to fly back to mainland China.