4 Missiles Flown over Taiwan: Japanese MOD 中共軍演 日防衛省揭露4飛彈穿越台上空

The Chinese People's Liberation Army launched a large-scale military exercise with live fire exercise in six areas around Taiwan. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it counted 11 Dongfeng missiles landing in the waters to Taiwan's north, east, and south. Japan's defence ministry said of all the missiles it had detected, four were "believed to have flown over Taiwan's main island" In this regard, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said the missiles fired by China flew high into the atmosphere and constituted no threat to it. 

The T-B5 Brave Eagle jet trainer took off at 7 a.m. to perform take-off and landing exercises in routine training. Taitung's Zhi-Hang Air Base wasn't affected by the PLA threat and maintained normal training on the 5th. China initiated military exercises on the 4th, encircling the entire Taiwan. Cross-Strait tensions have risen to the highest point. The Ministry of National Defense has tracked 11 Dongfeng missiles launched by the Chinese military. The Japanese Ministry of Defense revealed that four missiles flew over Taiwan, sparking heated discussions.

Sun Li-fang, Spokesperson, Ministry of National Defense: “Our military uses a surveillance system that can accurately grasp the trajectory of the Chinese missiles. It predicted that the missiles' landing point is in the ocean off Taiwan's eastern seaboard, which causes no hazard to Taiwan.”

The Ministry of National Defense explained that the Chinese missiles flying over Taiwan did not pose any harm to the country, so it did not issue an air defense alert. Experts believe that the psychological warfare factor is greater than the actual threat. It has been determined the Chinese missiles launched this time were the Dongfeng-11, Dongfeng-15, and Dongfeng-16. However, experts are not ruling out that the latest Dongfeng-17 hypersonic ballistic missile was also launched. Dongfeng missiles are used for first strike operations during wartime, paralyzing airports and key infrastructure.

Sheu Jyh-shyang, Assistant Research Fellow, INDSR: “The missiles launched were probably the relatively older Dongfeng-11, the current Dongfeng-15, Dongfeng-16, and the hypersonic Dongfeng-17. For example, if the ball is veering out of bound words far away, you probably won't send players to rush over and catch it.”

The PLA not only carried out live-fire drills, but dispatched hundreds of fighters and bombers from its Eastern Theater Command to Taiwan's airspace in the north, southwest, and southeast. Over a dozen Chinese naval ships were also encircling Taiwan in joint exercises. PLA drones have been harassing Taiwan's eastern airspace and Kinmen one after another. The PLA Type 055 missile destroyer, which guards the Chinese aircraft carrier, is suspected to be in the eastern seas off Taiwan.

Lu Li-shih, Former Navy Captain: “What are they doing? They are actually observing the trajectory of their ballistic missiles. So since they have the ability to observe, that means they may also have the ability to intercept the missiles.”

The Type 055 missile destroyer is equipped with the YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile, which is quite a threat to Taiwan. Experts do not deny that the PLA exercises are trying to simulate a joint sea and air blockade. Three Chinese warships were tracked leaving Xiamen at 7 a.m. on the 5th and moving to the southwest. Every PLA move has aroused the outside world's attention as the situation on both sides of the strait is tense.

清晨7時，勇鷹高教機升空，執行起降訓練，F5戰機也展開例行性訓練，台東志航基地不受共軍威脅影響，5日維持正常訓練。中共日前對台實施封鎖全島的軍演，兩岸緊張局勢升到最高點，國防部掌握共軍發射11枚東風系列飛彈，日本防衛省更揭露，有4枚飛彈還飛越台灣上空，引發熱議。

國防部發言人孫立方說明：「那麼國軍運用監偵系統，可以精準掌握中共發射飛彈的彈道，而且能夠預測它的落點是在東部海域，對本島地面不構成危害。」

國防部解釋，飛越台灣上空的飛彈對本島不會構成危害，才沒有發布防空警報。專家認為，心理戰因素大於實質威脅，不過中共這回發射的東風飛彈彈種，研判有東風-11、東風-15、東風-16，不排除有試射最新的東風-17極音速彈道飛彈，戰時階段，東風飛彈用於第一擊作戰，癱瘓我方機場、關鍵基礎設施等。

國防院助理研究員許智翔分析：「比較舊型的東風-11，或者是目前主力的東風-15，跟正在取代它的東風-16，然後如果再加上極音速武器東風-17的話，那可能就大概這4種。例如說如果是偏向很遠的界外球，你可能不會派球員很用力的衝過去要接。」

共軍不只展開實彈演訓，東部戰區海空軍出動上百架殲擊機、轟炸機，前往台灣北部、西南、東南空域，執行任務，十餘艘驅護艦也在台灣周邊海域實施聯合封控。而在東部空域、金門空域，接連有無人機襲擾，至於號稱中國航母「帶刀護衛」，共軍055型飛彈驅逐艦疑似現蹤東部外海。

前海軍艦長呂禮詩指出：「那他們到底在做什麼，他們其實也等於在觀測他們彈道飛彈的彈道，所以他既然有能力觀測，那就代表他也可能有能力攔截。」

055型飛彈驅逐艦搭載鷹擊21高超音速反艦彈道飛彈，對台威脅性相當大，學者不諱言，共軍此舉透過海空聯合封鎖台灣。此外，金門列嶼5日上午7時，直擊共軍3艘運補軍艦離開廈門向西南方移動，兩岸情勢緊張之際，共軍一舉一動引發外界關注。