“As a result, the US Department of Defense is now proactively planning cooperation between the US National Guard and Taiwan’s defense forces,” Tsai said, without giving details. Photo courtesy of the Executive YuanMedia reports have previously said that Taiwan could partner with Hawaii’s National Guard for the program. Beijing has in recent years begun sending large sorties into Taiwan’s ADIZ to signal dissatisfaction, and to keep Taipei’s aging fighter fleet regularly stressed. Monday’s incursion was the largest since Jan. 23, when 39 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s ADIZ. That month saw a record 196 incursions, mostly around China’s annual national day celebrations.

Source: Taipei Times June 01, 2022 00:58 UTC