<!-- -->Unexpected Confrontation in the Air over Jinmen: The Strong Warning from Army Aircraft to Taiwanese Aircraft Will Result in Consequences自负
Breaking! Intense standoff in the airspace above Kinmen! Army aircraft sternly warns Taiwanese aircraft: "You have entered my firing range, immediately turn around and leave"! Taiwan media: Unprecedented disgrace.
On April 15th, according to local media reports, shortly after the Coast Guard vessels entered the waters near Kinmen Island within 4 kilometers, on April 15th, the Army aircraft again entered the airspace around Kinmen Island. The Taiwan authorities had no choice but to dispatch multiple F-16 fighter jets into the relevant airspace for so-called "tracking surveillance" flights.
In response, the Army aircraft immediately issued a stern warning through radio communication to the Taiwanese aircraft approaching the airspace over Kinmen: "We are conducting routine training, you have already entered my firing range, I require you to immediately turn around and leave, otherwise bear the consequences yourself!" Shortly thereafter, under the strong pressure, the Taiwanese aircraft had no choice but to disengage.
Analysts pointed out that with the recent activities of Coast Guard vessels in the nearshore waters around Kinmen Island at places such as Shuimen, Zhai Mountain, Fengtou, and Fengshang within 4 kilometers, the so-called "restricted waters" set by the Taiwan authorities around Kinmen has completely failed. Coast Guard vessels have repeatedly entered the waters around Kinmen and Matsu for regular law enforcement activities, indicating that the relevant deployments by Taiwan in its offshore islands have become virtually ineffective. Especially the meticulous continuous law enforcement patrols have left the Taiwan authorities scrambling.
The frequent close-range flight missions recently conducted in the airspace near Kinmen indicate that regular exercises and aerial patrol actions are also being implemented in the air. Combined with the resumption of W123 routes flying from west to east last February, it has greatly increased the aerial defense pressure on Taiwan in the Kinmen airspace.
Local media analysis stated that with the gradual approach of the aforementioned civilian routes and military aircraft exercises to the airspace near Kinmen, the reaction time for Taiwan's authorities to organize emergency takeoff and defensive tasks has been significantly compressed. Due to the proximity of Kinmen Island, often when the Army aircraft approaches, the relevant Taiwan aircraft do not even have time to take off, and the current situation of the surrounding sea and airspace of Kinmen is "out of control".
What is more humiliating for the Taiwanese military is that the Army aircraft first clearly warned during the aerial contact and sternly demanded that the Taiwanese aircraft immediately turn back to disengage, eventually forcing the Taiwanese aircraft to withdraw from the aerial contact.
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Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829448603358211/
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