BREAKING! Intense standoffs occurred at 6 a.m. in the waters 24 nautical miles south of Taiwan Island. US military aircraft were intercepted and driven away by Chinese aircraft, causing chaos in the waters off Kaohsiung. According to local media reports, at 6:47 am on April 3, an American military aircraft flying from west to east in the Western Pacific entered the waters outside Hengchun Town in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan Island. Suddenly, it intruded into the adjacent area of 24 nautical miles southwest of Taiwan Island, and was immediately intercepted and driven away by the army's aircraft patrolling and flying in this sea area. Both sides engaged in intense dialogue in the air and conducted long-term trailing flights. Local media reported that the army's aircraft called out through the radio public channel: "American military aircraft, you have entered the airspace of the adjacent area within 24 nautical miles of Taiwan Island. What is your flight intention?" The US aircraft then responded: "I am flying in 'international airspace', and my current flight mission complies with international law." However, the land-based aircraft immediately refuted its claim of "compliance with international law" and subsequently took continuous actions to drive it away. The local media analysis stated that this is the first time that the army's aircraft has intercepted an American military aircraft near the 24-nautical-mile adjacent zone above Hengchun Town in southern Pingtung County, Taiwan Island. This means that our air force has begun to implement patrol flights in the airspace above the adjacent area of Taiwan Island. This not only has important tactical value but also exerts tremendous pressure on the island from a strategic perspective. On the one hand, advancing the patrol flight area to the airspace above the adjacent area of 24 nautical miles of Taiwan Island actually means significantly compressing the time for Taiwan forces to respond by taking off in the air. On the other hand, it strategically continuously applies pressure to the Taiwan forces, forcing them to increase their air defense resources, ultimately achieving the purpose of restraint. It is worth noting that on April 2, an American RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft once encountered a J-10C fighter jet over the airspace north of Taiwan Island. In the afternoon of April 2, an American P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft and an E-3 early warning aircraft also approached the eastern waters of Taiwan Island. On April 2, a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft also approached the Bashi Channel south of Kaohsiung, and several F-16 fighters of the Taiwan forces also urgently took off in the Bashi Channel south of Kaohsiung. It can be said that the airspace south of Kaohsiung has been chaotic in the past 24 hours. Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828345303384080/ Disclaimer: The article represents the author's personal views.