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Taiwan Reports 4 Chinese Aircraft and 7 Vessels Near Island, One Crossing Median Line

Taipei calls the operations routine pressure it tracks in real time.

Overview

  • Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said that by 6 a.m. local time Sunday it detected 4 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN ships and 1 official ship operating around the island.
  • One of the four aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line into the northern section of Taiwan’s ADIZ, the ministry reported.
  • The ministry said it monitored the situation and carried out response measures.
  • On Saturday, the ministry logged 3 PLA sorties and 6 PLAN vessels, including a crossing into the southwestern ADIZ.
  • Officials present these detections as part of sustained PLA activity that Taiwan publicly tracks and counters.