2018/05/24
The Air Force Command issued press release to explain “Pry on military situation again? PRC’s Y-8 aircraft fly near the midline of the strait during the rehearsal of Hanguang Exercise” (May 24th, 2018)
With regard to the media report that “Pry on military situation again? PRC’s Y-8 aircraft fly near the midline of the strait during the rehearsal of Hanguang Exercise”, the Air Force Command today (24th) stated that 1 PRC Y-8 aircraft implemented navigation training along the west side of the midline of the Bashi Channel and the Air Force Command assigned aircraft to monitor during the full course.
The Air Force Command further stated that the air force can handle the dynamics of PRC aircrafts training over the full course and carry out necessary handling efficiently to ensure national defense safety, thus ROC citizens have no need to worry.