Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Wednesday that it protested to China over its plan to impose a no-fly zone north of Taiwan from April 16-18, adding that in response, Beijing decided to reduce the duration of the closing to 27 minutes on April 16.
China originally planned a no-fly zone from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for three days, but following a protest from the MOTC, Beijing agreed to impose the restriction from 9:30 a.m.-9:57 a.m. on April 16 instead, the ministry said in a statement.
The MOTC said China's aviation authority informed it the previous day of the no-fly zone in the name of "conducting aerospace activities," which would severely disrupt operations in the the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR).
Meanwhile, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it is closely following the issue, adding that the no-fly zone is located about 85 nautical miles north of Taiwan, in the country's air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
Reuters first broke the news about China's no-fly zone plan on Wednesday, citing four sources with knowledge of the matter.
The news came after China concluded its three-day military drill around Taiwan on Monday, in protest at President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) meeting in California with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week.
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