Overview
- Taiwan’s defense ministry said two PLA aircraft and five PLAN vessels were detected by 6 a.m. local time on Nov. 4, with both aircraft crossing the strait’s median line into the southwestern ADIZ.
- The ministry reported its forces monitored the activity and responded, without specifying the measures taken.
- On Nov. 3, Taiwan logged six PLA aircraft and five PLAN vessels, with one aircraft crossing the median line into the northern ADIZ.
- Officials point to near-daily PLA and PLAN operations around the island as part of a longer-running coercive pattern.
- President Trump recently warned China it “knows the consequences” of attacking Taiwan after meeting Xi, with U.S. intelligence having assessed preparations for a potential invasion by 2027.