In a statement released on Tuesday, the Ministry said the ten PLA aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, breaching the airspace's boundary, and entered into Taiwan's Southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (SW ADIZ).
Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng on Wednesday offered reassurances after a local military expert warned recently that Chinese warplanes are inching closer to Taiwan and could reach the Presidential Office in Taipei within minutes.
Calling the national security a complicated calculus in today's times, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's response to Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual control (LAC) and towards cross-border terrorism from Pakistan through its ferocious responses in Uri and
"Very sad that Rahul Gandhi is making such a comment against a statement from the Army. He has said such controversial things in the past about our jawans getting beaten up by the Chinese. This is in line with Congress's mentality," BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said.
China conducted its first significant military drills around the island this year on Sunday, sending 28 aircraft across the Taiwan Strait's middle line, CNN reported citing the Defence Ministry of Taiwan.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday, while reacting to the Opposition's walkout in the Rajya Sabha after the Chair rejected demands for a debate on Chinese incursion on the borders, said that India's jawans should not be criticised directly or indirectly.
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter's controversial remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory.
Union Minister Ajay Bhatt on Saturday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory and said that his statement could "lower the morale" of the Indian Army.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi on Friday hit out at former Congress national president Rahul Gandhi over his remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory, accusing the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation of "taking money from China".
Congress on Sunday alleged that the central government continues its silence on Chinese incursions on the border and the change in status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Since the 2020 Galwan clash, the border issue has remained the dominant issue between the neighbours. India and China have had several rounds of diplomatic and military level meetings on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).