Beijing to impose no-fly zone north of Taiwan for ‘aerospace activities’

After carrying out a 3-day series of military drills near Taiwan, Beijing informed Taipei that a no-fly zone will be implemented in north of Taiwan the following week, citing Taiwan’s Transportation Ministry on Tuesday.
China reportedly warned Taiwan’s northern flight information zone on Tuesday of the upcoming airspace closure, to conduct aerospace activities in the area.
China said the duration would be five hours per day from April 16-18. However, it will be reduced to about half an hour on only April 16, following the complaint lodged by Taiwan’s ministry.
The transportation ministry cautioned that the shutdown was inappropriate and would provide significant and unnecessary safety hazards in its complaint against China.
China intends to block airspace over the high seas north of Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s defence minister, who stated that defence officials will closely monitor Beijing’s aerospace actions, which may include a potential satellite launch.
As tensions between Taiwan and China continue to escalate, Taiwan recently tracked the People’s Liberation Army’s 91 aircraft and 12 naval ships from 6 am on Monday (10 April) to Tuesday (11 April).