Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported tracking 25 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval ships, and two official vessels operating around Taiwan between Thursday and Friday, with 17 aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait median line. In response, Taiwan deployed aircraft, naval ships,
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) detected 25 Chinese PLA aircraft, along with seven PLAN vessels and two official ships around the country from 6 am Thursday up until 6 am on Friday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry stated.
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10 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ)
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 30 Chinese PLA aircraft, along with 7 PLAN vessels and one official ship around the nation up until 6 am on Wednesday morning.
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