Taiwan Has 'Faith' In US For Extending Military Support, Chinese Jets Fly Past Its Air Defense Identification Zone

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan in a tweet has claimed that three aircraft of the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army (PLA) entered its Air Defense Identification Zone on Wednesday.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen said that she has &ldquo;faith&rdquo; that the US will support the island nation if the Chinese military launches a strike, reported AFP.&nbsp; The president further confirmed that a small number of US troops are present in Taiwan to help with training.&nbsp;</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">3 PLA aircraft (J-11*2 and Y-8 ASW) entered <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taiwan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Taiwan</a>&rsquo;s southwest ADIZ on October 27, 2021. Please check our official website for more information: <a href="https://ift.tt/3Em32Go> <a href="https://t.co/quBr4Y4LQK">pic.twitter.com/quBr4Y4LQK</a></p> &mdash; 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoNDefense/status/1453343666626445319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While President Tsai Ing-wen showed her faith in the US, the country's Defense Minister said that Taiwan should not be entirely dependent on other countries. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AP reports, Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng in a statement on Thursday said: &ldquo;The country must rely on itself, and if any friends or other groups can help us, then it&rsquo;s like I said before, we&rsquo;re happy to have it, but we cannot completely depend on it.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tussle between China and Taiwan has been escalating for decades as Mainland China claims Taiwan to be its part.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Wednesday, China had said that Taiwan &ldquo;has no rights to join the United Nations (UN).&rdquo;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This statement by Beijing came a day after US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken expressed his concern that Taiwan has not been given a seat on the world stage. He asked members of the UN to increase Taiwan&rsquo;s inclusion in more institutions of the UN.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the aftermath of China's Civil War in 1949, the nationalists from Mainland China fled to the adjacent island now known as Taiwan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beijing however still considers Taiwan as its own part and believes the reunification will happen even by force if needed.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Taiwan is garnering more support on the world stage, China has maintained its nationalistic stance. Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that hints towards an invasion were not hypothetical, reported AFP.&nbsp;</span></p>