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Taiwan: 14 Chinese Aircraft, 6 Naval Vessels Detected Around Nation

Taiwan on Thursday said that it tracked 14 Chinese military aircraft and 6 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Wednesday to 6 am on Thursday.

According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence, Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s eastern Air Defence Identification Zone.

In response, the Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “14 PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today. 6 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s SW and eastern ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.”

Earlier on 10 April, Taiwan detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and 7 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Tuesday to 6 am on Wednesday.

Taiwan also tracked 1 Chinese balloon crossing the median line 115 km northwest of Keelung at 8:03 am (local time).

The balloon travelled northeast and disappeared at 8:50 am (local time).

Taking to X, Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “10 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today. 6 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s SW ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.”

Since September 2020, China has increased its use of gray zone tactics. This includes incrementally increasing the number of military aircraft and naval ships operating around Taiwan.

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Mankrit Kaur

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