Taiwan: 8 Chinese Aircraft, 8 Naval Vessels Tracked Around Nation

Taiwan on Saturday said it tracked 8 Chinese military aircraft and 8 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Friday to 6 am on Saturday.

According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence, 3 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

The aircraft also entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate assets in response.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “8 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and employed appropriate assets in response.”

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan detected 6 Chinese military aircraft and 6 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Thursday to 6 am on Friday.

According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence, 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

The aircraft also entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded to the activities.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “We detected 6 PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded to the activities.”

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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