The patrol was aimed at the seriously
wrong words and actions of relevant
countries on the taiwan issue and the
activities of pro-independence forces in
taiwan.
A chinese military spokesperson
said in a statement
cross-strait tensions have been rising
in recent months with taiwan complaining
for a year or more of repeated missions
by china's air force near the self-ruled
island that beijing claims as its own.
Taiwan's defense ministry said six
chinese military aircraft entered its
southwestern air defense zone on tuesday, including four J-16 fighter jets and two
surveillance planes. Several taiwan media outlets reported on
tuesday that unspecified members from
both the u.s house of representatives
and senate had arrived in taipei on a
u.s military plane.
Taiwan's presidential office declined to
comment, the american institute in taiwan the de
facto u.s embassy in the absence of
formal diplomatic ties did not
immediately respond to a request for
comment.
China's defense ministry said in a
statement that members of the u.s
congress had arrived in taiwan by
military plane, we firmly oppose and strongly condemn
this it said.
U.S congressional
delegations frequently use military
aircraft, like the C-32 to make foreign
trips including past visits to taiwan. The chinese military said the patrol was
a test of its ability to operate across
multiple forces.
