🇨🇳 Has China Entered Taiwan? | Tensions Explode in 21/06/20252025

 

 

 

China has not launched a full-scale military invasion or any official entry into Taiwan's sovereign territory. However, Beijing has sharply increased military presence and pressure around the island through various gray-zone tactics:

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🛫 What’s actually happening:

Air incursions: China routinely sends fighter jets and drones across the median line in the Taiwan Strait and into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)—sometimes daily. There are frequent crossings into the 12-nautical-mile contiguous zone just outside Taiwan’s recognized airspace—though still not into sovereign territory .

Naval activity and drills: Since April 1–2, 2025, the Chinese Eastern Theater Command has conducted major live-fire exercises (“Strait Thunder‑2025A”) around Taiwan, involving aircraft carriers like Shandong and Liaoning, warships, jets, bombers, rockets, and drills near surrounding islands .

Strategic buildup: The PLA has significantly enhanced its joint operational capabilities—air, naval, rocket, and cyber forces—gearing up for possible future blockade or invasion scenarios .

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📌 Key takeaways:

Aspect Status

Sovereign air/sea entry No actual full-scale invasion or incursion into Taiwan's sovereign territory. Activities remain at the level of ADIZ or contiguous zone.

Military pressure Very real and escalating — daily incursions, drills, naval show-of-force, and psychological pressure campaigns .

Taiwan’s response Heightened alert since June 19, 2025. Taiwan scrambled jets, ships, missile systems, and reinforced intelligence efforts .

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Summary

No invasion: China has not entered Taiwan in the sense of deploying troops into sovereign territory.

Coercive posture: Instead, it's using continual military pressure—air and naval sorties, drills, and gray-zone tactics—to intimidate and influence both Taiwan and international actors.

Importance of vigilance: Taiwan continues to monitor these actions closely, with support from allies like the U.K. and U.S., and remains on high alert.

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Bottom line: There’s increased military tension and near-daily incursions into zones around Taiwan, but no outright invasion or entry into Taiwanese territory has occurred.