Overview
- Taiwan said that by 6 a.m. Monday it tracked eight PLA aircraft, eight navy vessels and two official ships, with two aircraft crossing the median line into the southwestern and southeastern ADIZ.
- On Sunday, the defense ministry logged 30 PLA aircraft, seven PLAN vessels and one official ship, with 17 aircraft entering multiple sectors of Taiwan’s ADIZ after crossing the strait’s median line.
- Taiwan responded by scrambling aircraft, dispatching naval vessels and activating coastal-based missile systems to monitor and deter the incursions.
- G7 foreign ministers recently reaffirmed support for a free and open Indo-Pacific and opposed unilateral changes to the status quo, citing concerns over coercive behavior and dangerous maneuvers.
- Chinese maritime authorities also announced live-fire missile exercises in the Yellow Sea this week, as Taipei accused Beijing of inflaming tensions with Japan following critical remarks from Tokyo.