Mainland China tightens squeeze on Taiwan as new flight routes close to key dividing line add to pressure on air defences

Mainland China tightens squeeze on Taiwan as new flight routes close to key dividing line add to pressure on air defences

“The [routes] will be launched as soon as they are ready,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday. Once launched, mainland planes could more easily stay over the line, a move analysts said would put more strain on the island’s air defences because of the need to distinguish between military … Read more