The defense ministry had earlier issued an English-language statement on Twitter calling on the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to exercise restraint and for the CCP to be a peacemaker and maintain regional stability. Office of Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Intelligence Deputy Chief Yang Ching gives a briefing at the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei last night. The Chinese exercise was closely monitored from start to finish, the defense ministry said. Deputy Minister of National Defense Chang Che-ping (張哲平) said that the consecutive incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone posed a severe threat to Taiwan’s air defenses and regional stability. PLA fighter jets are operating in the vicinity of international flight paths and could pose a threat to international civilian flights, he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 10, 2020 15:56 UTC