Maps: tracking tensions between China and Taiwan

August 7, 2022

Demonstrations of force near Taiwan and the Japanese islands

Over the past five days, China has sent military aircraft and unmanned drones to areas near Taiwan and the westernmost islands of Japan as part of its efforts to intimidate Taiwan and the United States.

Taiwanese military reported that Chinese military planes entered what they call its "air defense identification zone" or crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait at least 131 times during this period.

Chinese military aircraft incursions Reports of aircraft entering the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone or crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait, August 2-6.

EAST

CHINA SEA

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Chinese military aircraft

Taiwanese

Air Defense Identification Zone

Fuzhou

MATSU

ISLANDS

Taipei

Quanzhou

Japanese

islands

middle line of Taiwan Strait

Xiamen

KINMEN

ISLANDS

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Taketomi

TAIWAN

M agong

Kaohsiung

Chinese Military Exercise Areas

PACIFIC

OCEAN

Pratas

SOUTH

CHINA SEA

Batanes

Ningbo

EST

CHINA SEA

Wenzhou

Chinese military aircraft

Taiwanese

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