{"id":233267,"date":"2021-05-02T07:39:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T07:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=233267"},"modified":"2021-05-03T06:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T06:41:29","slug":"chinese-spy-plane-enters-taiwan-to-test-radar-gather-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=233267","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Spy Plane Enters Taiwan to \u2018Test Radar, Gather Intel\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe Saballa \u2013 The Defense Post Apr 27, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

On Monday, a Chinese military spy plane entered Taiwan\u2019s air defense identification zone, an increasingly common intrusion in recent months. The aircraft flew at an altitude of 30 meters, the lowest since September of last year, the SouthwestAirspaceofTW reported, a Facebook page recording aviation activities in southwest Taiwan.<\/h4>\n

According to Lin Yin-yu<\/strong>, a professor at the Institute of Strategic and International Affairs in Taiwan, the low-altitude flight of the tactical reconnaissance plane was meant to test the southeast Asian nation\u2019s radar response capability.<\/h4>\n

He suggested using smaller radars to detect aircrafts flying at low altitude.<\/h4>\n

\u201cUsually, radar signals will be obstructed by certain topography such as a mountain,\u201d Lin explained<\/span><\/a> to the South China Morning Post<\/em>. \u201cBy flying at an altitude of 30 meters, the PLA plane was testing if it could fly beneath the radio wave coverage area.\u201d<\/h4>\n

China \u2018Gathering Intelligence\u2019 Amid Tension<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The controversial Chinese military activity was reportedly to gather intelligence and investigate the hydrological features of the sea around the island nation.<\/p>\n

Lin stated that the waters in the area where the Chinese plane was detected are deep enough for submarines to conduct operations.<\/h4>\n

\u201cMost of these flights are there for training and exercises with the primary purpose of allowing the PLA to better command and control the waters in that region,\u201d the professor said.<\/h4>\n

In response to the recent incursion of the Chinese aircraft, the Taiwanese military scrambled jets and issued several radio warnings. According to Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry, it was the 82nd time this year that a Chinese aircraft has penetrated the country\u2019s air defense identification zone.<\/h4>\n

The ongoing intrusions take place as China continues to pressure its neighbor<\/span><\/a> to accept its claims of sovereignty. The Taiwanese government, meanwhile, declared that it will fight to the end<\/a><\/span> if its large neighbor resorts to a show of force.<\/h4>\n

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Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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