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Taiwan Monitors Chinese Military Aircraft, Naval Vessels Amid Escalating Tensions

On Tuesday, Taiwan detected 7 Chinese military aircraft and 7 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Monday to 6 am on Tuesday.

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 southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “7 PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 5 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.”

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan tracked 4 naval vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Monday.

According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence, none of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. #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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