China's air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022

Fighter jet sorties more than doubled from 538 in 2021 to 1,241 while incursions by bombers. - AFP

TAIPEI, Jan 2, 2023 (AFP): China's warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone nearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy.

Self-ruled Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion. Communist Party rulers claim the island as part of China's territory and have vowed to seize it one day.