China flies 150 warplanes over its airspace in 4 days to intimidate Taiwan

- 'If Taiwan falls into Chinese hands, there will be catastrophic consequences for peace and democracy in Asia: Taiwan's president'

As of Monday and for four consecutive days, Taiwan's airspace has been violated and a total of 150 planes have flown over it. In this way the Chinese want to intimidate Taiwan.

Political observers say China wants to warn Taiwan's president by flying the planes just days before Taiwan's National Day.

In fact, China equates Taiwan with its breakaway provinces. But the island nation, which has a clear democracy, considers itself an independent and sovereign state. In an article in Foreign-Affairs magazine on Tuesday, Taiwan's President Ms Tsai-wen warned that if Taiwan fell into China's hands, there would be catastrophic consequences for peace and democracy in Asia. It will also prove that in today's competition between (democratic) values, and monopoly, monopoly is dominating democracy.

Ms Sai further said that Taiwan did not want a war but would do everything in its power to protect itself.

Taiwan has been saying for the past year that Chinese air force planes often pass by it.

A map released by the Taiwanese government shows Taiwan's only island, Pratas Island, where 16 H-6 bombers carrying Chinese S-16 fighter planes and nuclear weapons were flown over the island. More fighter jets were also flown over the island. In this way, 8 sorties were done by Chinese planes in a single day on Monday.

On the other hand, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Taiwan's top China policy-making body, has accused China of seriously undermining the status quo of peace and stability in Taiwan's seas. MAC spokesman Chiu-Chiu-Cheng said in a statement that "we urge China to immediately stop its actions that are causing unrest and are irresponsible and provocative."

China (Taiwan) is guilty of causing tensions on both sides of the Strait. It has harmed regional security and order. A Taiwanese spokesman said. "We will neither compromise nor bow down," he said.

China, in response, has accused Washington of being a provocateur, warning against reaffirming Taiwan's independence.