Officials say China has stepped up aggressive air force missions to intimidate 'separatist forces' and distract attention
Asia Times
Date: March 5, 2020
By: Dave Makichuk
Taiwanese officials say that “China is using external problems to relieve domestic pressure” with its increase in patrols over Taiwan. Credit: Lockheed Martin file photo.
A report has surfaced that on at least once occasion, a Chinese warplane locked its radar onto a Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet, Taiwan News reported.
As the Wuhan coronavirus rages in China, the communist country has stepped up aggressive air force missions near and around Taiwan to intimidate “separatist forces” and distract attention from the epidemic, officials said.
These flights have consisted of Shengyang J-11 fighter jets, Xi’an H-6 strategic bombers, and Shaanxi KJ-500 early warning and control aircraft and have been met with Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets on at least two occasions, the report said. [FULL STORY]
