{"id":833511,"date":"2025-03-12T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/chinese-military-crosses-taiwan-strait-median-line-without-warning-for-shooting-training\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:12:55","slug":"chinese-military-crosses-taiwan-strait-median-line-without-warning-for-shooting-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/chinese-military-crosses-taiwan-strait-median-line-without-warning-for-shooting-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese military crosses Taiwan Strait median line without warning for ‘shooting training’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that without warning a Chinese military joint air-sea drill including live fire and warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait. File Photo by Thomas Maresca\/UPI | License Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

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Feb. 26 (UPI) —<\/span> Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese military joint air-sea drill, including live fire and warplanes, crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait without warning.<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on X<\/a> that a total of 32 Chinese military aircraft were spotted as Taiwan monitored the drill.\n<\/p>\n

“Out of which, 22 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern and southwestern ADIZ in conducting air-sea joint training along with PLAN vessels,” the Taiwan Defense Ministry statement said.<\/p>\n

Taiwan said there were 11 sorties of Chinese military planes, with nine crossing the median line of the strait.\n<\/p>\n

The ministry said the aircraft were carrying out a joint combat readiness drill<\/a> with warships that “blatantly violated international practice by setting up a drills area about 40 nautical miles off the coast” without prior warning.<\/p>\n

During a Wednesday news conference, China’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on Taiwan’s reaction to the surprise military drill and said it was not a diplomatic issue.<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the Chinese military drill announced via temporary radio broadcasts posed “a severe threat<\/a> to the safety of international aviation and maritime navigation.”\n<\/p>\n

Taiwan’s coast guard detained the Chinese-crewed cargo vessel Hong Tai 58 for suspicion of being involved in China’s military drill. Taiwan security agencies suspect Chinese ships like the one detained are a threat to undersea cables.<\/p>\n

China claims Taiwan should be governed by mainland China and has threatened to do by force.<\/p>\n

On Monday New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins said the Chinese navy, armed with “extremely capable<\/a>” weaponry capable of targeting Australia, conducted similar military drills in the Tasman Sea.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t Gaylene Pekar
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