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China flies over Taiwan with spy planes
KJ-500
Alert5, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
11/21/2021
The Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLAAF) flew over Taiwan's airspace surroundings on Tuesday (16) of this week. During the operation, eight aircraft were used. The move came just hours after a summit between Presidents Xi Jinping (China) and Joe Biden (United States).
At the time, Joe Biden told Xi Jinping that the US is firmly opposed to unilateral efforts to change the status quo, threatening the peace and stability of the Taiwan region. Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party want to fulfill their mission of reuniting Taiwan, which is now considered a rebel province, with China.
"Reunification is an aspiration of all Chinese. We are patient, but if separatist forces provoke and cross the red line, we will take decisive steps," Xi said. For his part, Biden said the US would defend Taiwan from an eventual attack.
According to information, the surveillance and patrol planes were:
- two Y-9 EW and one Y-8 EW electronic intelligence planes;
- a Y-8 ASW;
- an early warning aircraft KJ-500 AEW
Shaanxi Y-9
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Shenyang J-16
Ministry of National Defense, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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