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Taiwan detects 23 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels, official ship around itself
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Of the 23, 19 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.
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Taiwan detects 11 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 vessels, 1 official ship arou
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Of the 11, nine sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.
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Taiwan detects 8 sorties of Chinese PLA aircraft, 7 naval vessels around i
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Of the eight, two crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ.
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China flexes its military muscles around Taiwan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In 2025 the PLA conducted 5,317 sorties - a daily average of 15 - around Taiwan. Of these, Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line 3,867 times and entered Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
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Taiwan detects 3 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels around its t
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported that three sorties of Chinese PLA aircraft, eight PLAN vessels, and one official ship were operating near its waters as of 6 am on Monday (local time).
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Taiwan detects 4 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels around its t
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, the MND said, "(U) 4 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's central ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded
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Taiwan detects 3 Chinese sorties, 17 vessels, 8 ships
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Of the three, one sortie crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ.
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Taiwan detects 130 Chinese aircraft, nine 14 vessels around its territory
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X on Tuesday, Taiwan's defence ministry said, "130 PLA aircraft, 14 PLAN vessels and 8 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 90 out of 130 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and ea
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Taiwan detects two sorties of Chinese aircraft, nine naval vessels around
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. The ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded," the MND said in a post on X.
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Taiwan detects three sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels arou
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 3 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded, " the MND said in an X post.
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Taiwan detects 13 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around its
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that 13 sorties of Chinese PLA aircraft and seven PLAN naval vessels were spotted operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time).
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Taiwan detects two Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels, two balloons aroun
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected two sorties of Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels and two Chinese balloons around the country as of 6 am (local time) on Friday.
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