The frequent incursions and maritime operations reflect rising tensions between Taiwan and China, a relationship long fraught with geopolitical strain. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), governs itself independently with its own distinct political and economic system
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported Chinese military activity around its territory, with five sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and five People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Saturday, a significant decrease fro
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has reported further Chinese military activity around its territory, with 13 sorties by aircraft of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and six People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels detected up until 6 am on Friday.
Taiwan has sharply criticised China's recent military parade in Beijing, saying the spectacle of advanced weaponry was an attempt at intimidation rather than a means of building international goodwill, as reported by Taipei Times.
The ministry said three of the seven sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). "We have monitored the situation and responded," the MND stated in a post on X.
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In a post on X, the MND said that 26 out of the 31 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). "We have monitored the situation and responded," it added.
Sharing the details in a post on X, the MND said these were detected up until 6 am. It further stated that 15 out of the 24 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
According to Taipei Times, Beijing held a large-scale military parade on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, during which it highlighted the 1943 Cairo Declaration, the 1945 Potsdam Declaration and the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco.