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Taipei: The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 36 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan in the last 24 hours until 6 am (local time) on Wednesday.
Of the 36 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 31 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern, and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan’s MND.
In response to the Chinese military action, Taiwan sent aircraft, and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor Chinese PLA activity, it said.
In a post on X, Taiwan MND stated, “36 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 31 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”
So far in August, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft 128 times and naval ships 62 times, Taiwan News reported. Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval vessels operating around Taiwan.
