Tsai also toured the Second Tactical Fighter Wing and the Hsinchu branch of Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital. President Tsai Ing-wen, second right, speaks to Mirage-2000 pilots during her visit to an airbase in Hsinchu on Friday. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA-EFEThe military thoroughly monitors and calmly responds to Chinese military activity in the waters and airspace surrounding the nation, while continuing to train and prepare for its defense, she said. The Ministry of National Defense is increasing the facilities, capacity and quality of military training to boost the effectiveness of the armed forces, she said. Chinese jets additionally conducted menacing flights from the north using air lanes Taiwan reserves for special purposes, the person added.
