Overview
- Taiwan’s defense ministry reported 130 Chinese military aircraft and 22 naval vessels around the island in 24 hours, the highest daily aircraft tally since October 2024.
- The PLA conducted live-fire events and a simulated port blockade across five designated zones, which Taiwan says include areas within 12 nautical miles of its coast.
- Taiwan deployed military units and 14 coast guard ships to shadow nearby Chinese vessels, with President Lai Ching-te urging no provocation or escalation.
- Taiwan’s aviation regulator said a 10-hour temporary danger zone would disrupt up to 857 flights on Tuesday, after earlier warnings that more than 100,000 passengers could be affected.
- Chinese officials called the exercises a legitimate warning linked to Washington’s $11.1 billion arms sale to Taipei, as Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed firm opposition and President Trump said he was not concerned about an invasion.