Overview
- Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said 18 PLA aircraft, seven PLAN vessels and one official ship were detected around the island as of 6 a.m. (UTC+8) on Saturday.
- Ten of the 18 aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait’s informal median line and entered the northern, southwestern and eastern sectors of Taiwan’s ADIZ.
- The ministry reported that its forces tracked the activity and responded according to procedures.
- Officials identified the forces as People’s Liberation Army aircraft and People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels.
- Details of the operation were released in an official post on X and subsequently carried by news outlets.