Of the 23 Chinese military aircraft, 19 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Of the 13 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 9 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the Southwest and Southeast parts of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND.
According to the statement, seven of the PLA aircraft crossed the median line, breaching Taiwan's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Amid escalating tensions in the region, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported on Monday that it tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, Taiwan News reported.
The intrusion of PLA assets into Taiwan's airspace underscores the heightened tensions in the region, as Taiwan continues to grapple with increasing military activities from mainland China.
Of the 13 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, six were detected in the southwest and eastern sectors of Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to Taiwan's MND.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III met with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on Friday in Singapore and expressed concern regarding the recent provocative activities by China's People's Liberation Army around the Taiwan Strait.
Tom Shugart, an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, highlighted the strategic implications of China's civilian vessels, suggesting they could significantly bolster the PLA's capacity to transport troops and equipment, potentially enabling the swift deployment of up to 300,000
In fact, Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute at SOAS University of London, told ANI, "The biggest challenge China faces in governance terms is the concentration of power in Xi's hands."
Taiwanese army officials reported the discovery of propaganda flyers on Erdan island, allegedly dropped by Chinese troops citing, "Lai's Taiwan independence is a dead end."
A package of pamphlets with propaganda slogans written, was found on one of Taiwan's islands, Focus Taiwan reported, citing army officials, adding that it had been allegedly dropped there by the Chinese troops.
Taiwan Ministry of Defence, on Sunday, detected seven China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, as well as over 10 China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels around Taiwan.