Tag: People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

Canadian Military Plane Intercepted Multiple Times by Chinese Jets in Latest East Asia Mission

Chinese military jets have intercepted a Royal Canadian Air Force plane a number of times during its latest UN-sanctioned mission in East Asia to monitor sanctions against North Korea, says the Department of National Defence (DND). “The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) can confirm that our Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft was…


China’s Escalating Military Pressure on Taiwan Poses Challenge to Democracies Everywhere: Experts

What began earlier this month as a routine display of cross-strait harassment resulted in a record-breaking 149 Chinese warplanes transgressing into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the course of four consecutive days, sparking international alarm and outrage. The incursions, including one incident in which 56 aircraft entered the ADIZ in a single day,…


A New Deterrence Strategy for Taiwan

Commentary Capitalizing on the American strategic defeat in Afghanistan, the Chinese regime has stepped up incursions into Taiwan’s airspace in recent weeks. From Oct. 1 to the present, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has flown 149 aircraft through Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is a well-defined area used by many…