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Taiwan Monitors Unprecedented Chinese Military Presence

On Monday, Taiwan tracked 21 Chinese military aircraft, 11 naval vessels, and 4 CCG 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, 10 of the aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern Air Defence Identification Zone.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

The forces have employed CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and coastal missile systems in response to the detected activities.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “21 PLA aircraft, 11 PLAN vessels, and 4 CCG vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 10 of the aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”

Earlier on Sunday, Taiwan detected 7 Chinese military aircraft, 14 naval vessels, and 4 CCG vessels operating around the nation. It was between 6 am on Saturday to 6 am on Sunday.

The Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

The forces have employed CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and coastal missile systems in response to the detected activities.

Taking to X, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said, “7 PLA aircraft, 14 PLAN vessels, and 4 CCG vessels operating around #Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”

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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