The Nationalist Army expelled the common aircraft from the southwestern airspace and was interfered with by unknown foreign military aircraft along with the US military.

The Nationalist Army drove away the plane from the southwest airspace. (File photo, provided by the Ministry of National Defense)

[Reporter Cai Zongxian/Pingtung Report] The Chinese Air Force usually shoulders the important task of defending the airspace. Recently, a rather rare episode occurred while performing a routine mission in the southwest airspace. According to broadcast records, when the Chinese Air Force broadcast to drive away Chinese Communist military aircraft that were harassing our airspace, they were unreasonably driven away by unknown foreign military aircraft along with the US military. This highlights the complex international situation and air defense pressure in my country's southwest airspace.

According to an excerpt of the broadcast content mastered by military fan "Taiwan Adiz", the Chinese Air Force broadcast at that time stated: "The Air Force of the Republic of China is broadcasting in the southwest airspace of Taiwan. Attention Chinese military aircraft, you have entered our airspace and have affected our flight safety. Turn around and leave immediately!"

However, both our military and the US military aircraft were later suspected of being expelled. The US military responded with an English broadcast, claiming that it was "a military aircraft of the United States or other countries, which was performing legal military activities in international airspace and exercising rights guaranteed by international law. It has maintained due consideration of the rights and obligations of all countries." In this regard, our military emphasized: "I am a military aircraft of the Republic of China and I am performing routine training in the airspace. Please do not interfere with my actions."

Military fans pointed out that my country's southwest airspace is close to the South China Sea and the borders of multinational aviation information regions. In addition to frequent interference by common aircraft, military aircraft from various countries have frequent activities. This time, while performing the mission to drive away the common aircraft, our side encountered broadcast interference and confrontation from a third-party foreign military aircraft, which is quite rare. Chinese people should also support the determination of the Chinese military to safeguard the security of our airspace.