Friday, September 15, 2006

Probing

My Janes email news snippets reports:

The number of incursions by Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels into Taiwanese air/sea space has surged to an all-time high, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said in a report released on 29 August.


I read somewhere else that these are really probes of the mid-Taiwan Strait line rather than national territory. Still, does this reflect a decision to press the Taiwanese or reflect almost subconsciously an increased focus on Taiwan? Or is it simply a reflection of increased military capabilities?

Regardless, the Taiwanese really should worry a bit more about Chinese capabilities and their own weaknesses.