The Ministry of Defense said on Friday that Taiwan detected 11 Chinese balloons near the island in a single day record.
The ministry said in its daily report that the balloon was seen with five Chinese aircraft and six warships with 24 hours to 6:00 pm (2200 GMT).
This was the highest number of recorded balloons, the ministry said, which began to release data on the balloon view regularly from December 2023.
“Depending on the trajectory analysis, most balloons around the Taiwan Strait are used for meteorological sound purposes,” it is said in a statement.
“Large -scale, planned and intensive deployment (of balloon) has caused possible damage to flight safety”.
China insisted that the self-conscious Taiwan is part of its territory and threatened to use force to bring the island under its control.
Beijing has increased the deployment of fighter jets and naval vessels around Taiwan in recent years, which has been rejected by Taipei, which has been rejected by Taipei.
The increase in balloons comes after Taiwan recorded 45 Chinese aircraft near the island in a 24 -hour period last week, the highest number this year.
The same week, Taipei also condemned China for placing “live-fire” from the south of the island.
Beijing hit back, accused Taiwan of “pure hyp”, called “routine training”.
The top American military commander at the Indo-Pacific told a defense platform last month that the frequency of China’s practice could be used to cover a real attack.
In response to those comments, China’s Defense Ministry reiterated that Beijing would not renounce the use of force to obtain integration.
Taiwan is a potential flashpoint for the war between China and the United States, the most important backer and the largest weapon supplier in the island.
While the United States is legally bound to provide weapons to Taiwan – which opposes Beijing – Washington has long been “strategic ambiguity” when it comes when it comes if it will deploy its army to defend it from a Chinese attack.
Despite a long -standing bilateral support in the US Congress for Taiwan, there is a possibility that US President Donald Trump may not consider the island worth rescue if China attacked.
Speaking on a security stage recently, Joseph Wu, head of Taiwan’s National Security Council, said American support for Taiwan was “very strong”.
Wu praised the United States for providing defense equipment to Taiwan, training his soldiers and increasing his international appearance.
“I think the support of the Trump administration for Taiwan will be very strong,” Wu told the HFX Taipei Forum.
“I think it’s very clear that the United States is supporting Taiwan, and with American support, I think we will be more confident in defending ourselves.”
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