Overview
- Taiwan reported 130 Chinese aircraft, 14 military ships and eight other official vessels in 24 hours, with 90 planes crossing the strait’s median line and a Chinese balloon detected.
- The PLA fired long‑range live rounds from Fujian, and Taiwanese officials said some of 27 rockets landed within the island’s 24‑nautical‑mile line, closer than in previous exercises.
- Chinese forces practiced sealing key ports including Keelung and Kaohsiung, and Taiwan said seven danger zones disrupted routes as 941 flights were affected and shipping and fishing faced restrictions.
- Taiwan activated a response center, deployed forces and coastal missile units, and conducted rapid‑response drills while condemning Beijing’s actions as destabilizing.
- Beijing framed the operation as a warning to “Taiwan independence” and to outside forces following the U.S. arms approval, as China amplified messaging and maintained sanctions on U.S. defense firms with tensions also flaring with Japan.