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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday reported Chinese military activity in the surrounding region, including seven sorties by People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two Chinese government ships.
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According to Taiwan's MND, 11 out of 17 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan recorded 10 sorties of PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around its territory on Tuesday, as shared by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND).
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The latest development follows heightened activity recorded just a day earlier. On Saturday, the MND said it had detected 34 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan by 6 a.m. that day.