Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwanese Air Defense Zone

Thirty-seven Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on June 8, according to the Taiwanese Defense Ministry. The aircraft included J-11 and J-16 fighters, as well as nuclear-capable H-6 bombers.

“Some continued towards the Western Pacific for long-range reconnaissance training,” according to the Defense Ministry. Taiwan is “monitoring the situation closely” and has activated land-based missile systems and sent aircraft and ships to keep watch.

Intimidation: China views the self-ruled island as its own and often conducts military exercises nearby to intimidate Taiwan into submission. The largest incursion this year took place on April 8, when China simulated a three-day military exercise around the island.

The Trumpet says: The Trumpet has said for decades that Taiwan will ultimately be forced to come under China’s control. China’s increasing aggression toward Taiwan shows this could be a reality very soon.

How could anyone fail to see that Taiwan is destined to become a part of mainland China? These 21 million people [now 23.6 million] are going to be forced into the Chinese mold ….
—Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry, “Taiwan Betrayal”