Of the 17 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 13 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND.
In a joint statement on Saturday, the ministers asserted the "enduring unity and common determination to address, in a cohesive and concrete manner, security challenges at a time in history marked by great instability," the Taipei Times reported.
Leaders of the G7 nations reiterated the importance of stability and peace in the Taiwan Strait while expressing support for Taiwan's participation in international organisations.
Germany has opposed China's objections to its planned naval transit through the Taiwan Strait. Michael Roth, Chair of the German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, defended the legality and necessity of the transit for maintaining freedom of navigation and regional stability. Despite Ch
The island nation's Ministry of National Defence (MND) in a statement said that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels have been detected in and around Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan reported on Wednesday that a total of 18 China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 6 People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected operating around Taiwan as of 6 am (local time)
China, since September 2020 has intensified the use of grey zone tactics by incrementally increasing the number of military aircraft and naval ships operating around Taiwan.
Singapore and Vietnam have called for regional peace and stability at a time when China was conducting large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
Amid strained ties, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around the nation between 6 a.m. on Sunday (April 21) and 6 a.m. on Monday (April 22), reported Taiwan News.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Monday said that they have detected five Chinese military vessels and two aircraft around Taiwan between 6 am (local time) on Sunday and 6 am (local time) on Monday.