China Imposes No Fly Zone near Taiwan - WION

[TexasTowelie]

China is establishing a limited no-fly zone for April 16 in the vicinity of Taiwan, citing space activities. The declaration came shortly after China finished three days of extensive war manoeuvres near Taiwan, during which it practised a hypothetical invasion and a blockade of the island. The no-fly zone does not seem to be related to the drills, according to Taiwan's transport ministry, which also claimed that China's ban was brought about by "convergence areas of many international routes to restrict flights on the grounds of "space operations"".

[Tetrachloride]

1. I wonder what the Pacific Fleet will do.

[Tetrachloride]

2. "Space activities "

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/12/china-taiwan-no-fly-zone-threat-japan-south-korea/

This week, China warned Taiwan that it would impose a no-fly zone near the disputed Senkaku Islands north of Taiwan for three days beginning on Sunday. (The islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, are administered by Japan.) But within hours of the news going public, Beijing changed course and reduced that period to a face-saving 27 minutes. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin denied knowledge

……. related to Taiwan visit to Washington