Overview
- Taiwan’s defense ministry said that by 6 a.m. local time on Jan. 3 it tracked four PLA aircraft, with one crossing the Taiwan Strait’s median line into the central ADIZ.
- The ministry also reported six PLA Navy vessels and one PRC official ship operating around the island during the same period.
- Taiwan noted that a day earlier it detected two PRC balloons near its waters, adding to recent air and maritime activity.
- The ROC Armed Forces said they monitored the situation and responded to the aircraft, vessels, and balloons.
- The U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease military pressure following late-December live-fire drills that launched 27 rockets and disrupted hundreds of flights, drawing concern from partners.