Fake: Taiwan has not shot down a Chinese SU-35 aircraft
New Delhi, Sep 04: The Taiwanese social media is abuzz with claims that China's Sukhoi Su-35 fighter plane was shot down by the country's air defence system.
However an official statement from the Ministry of Defence, Taiwan has refuted these reports. The ministry said that this information is false and malicious.
A
report
by
The
Jewish
Press
said
that
the
plane
crashed
in
Guangxi,
an
autonomous
coastal
region
in
southern
China,
bordering
Vietnam,
after
intruding
into
the
Taiwan
Strait
and
the
South
China
Sea.
There
are
multiple
videos
on
the
social
media
showing
a
jet
engulfed
in
thick
smoke.
The
video
is
however
from
an
unknown
location.
There is absolutely no confirmation on this claim. Many users have in fact flagged the report terming it as false. Others claimed that the plane crashed due to a technical glitch.
Russia had in 2019 completed the deliveries of the Su-35 fighter planes to China under a contract that was signed in November 2015.
The ministry said that Air Force Command pointed out that it strongly condemns such malicious acts by deliberately creating and disseminating false and false information on the internet in an attempt to confuse the audience.
The headquarters will closely monitor the conditions of the sea and airspace around the Taiwan Strait and provide correct information in a timely manner to prevent the spread of false and false news.
Fact Check
Claim
Taiwan shot down a Chinese aircraft
Conclusion
Taiwan has refuted these claims