Minxin Pei:Old Wine in a New Bottle: What is the CCP’s Overall Strategy for Solving the Taiwan Issue in the New Era?

The number of incursions by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft into Taiwan’s ADIZ shows a qualitative change after 2021. In 2021, incursions by 972 aircraft were recorded. But in 2022, incursions by 1,597 aircraft were recorded. In 2023, incursions of 1,669 aircraft were recorded. In 2024, the first year of newly elected President Lai Ching-te’s term, the number of aircraft entering the ADIZ rose to 3,615. In the same period, the number of Chinese warships and coast guard ships operating in the waters close to Taiwan also rose dramatically.

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