The Indian Navy has responded to a potential piracy attack at an Iranian fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, and two naval ships were diverted to intercept the hijacked vessel on Friday.
In response to China's action, Taiwanese armed forces monitored the situation and deployed aircraft and naval ships and air defence missile systems to monitor the Chinese army's activity.
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that it detected seven Chinese naval vessels and five Chinese military aircraft operating around the nation from 6 am (local time) on Sunday to 6 am (local time) on Monday, Taiwan News reported.
According to Taiwan's MND, one of the PLA aircraft entered Taiwan's Southwest Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan's armed forces have monitored the situation and deployed appropriate forces to respond.
Indian Navy vessels, INS Tir and INS Sujata, are set to participate in the second edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania (IMT) tri-Lateral (TRILAT) exercise from March 21-29, the Ministry of Defence informed through an official release on Thursday.
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) has monitored 32 Chinese military aircraft and five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels from 6 a.m. on Wednesday (March 20) to the same time on Thursday (March 21).
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported the tracking of ten Chinese naval vessels and nine military aircraft in the vicinity of Taiwan between 6 am on Monday (March 18) and 6 am on Tuesday (March 19).
"It has been an ongoing operation for a long time. Since 2008, we have had a presence in anti-piracy operations. Piracy suddenly resurfaced around 3-4 months back and since then we have put more ships there. We are investigating all suspicious vessels that have piracy triggers in this ong
The Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked nine Chinese military aircraft and five naval ships around Taiwan from 6 am on Sunday (March 17) to the same time on Monday (March 18), Taiwan News reported.
According to Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA), on both Friday and Saturday, four Chinese Coast Guard patrol vessels entered Kinmen's waters. The CGA closely monitored these incursions, issuing warnings until the Chinese ships departed.