China escalates military activity near Taiwan with dozens of aircraft sorties

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on Friday said that it detected 34 sorties of Chinese aircraft and several Chinese vessels as of 8:50am (local time). As per the MND, of the 24 aircraft, 15 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, “Overall 24 sorties of PLA aircraft in various types (including Su-30, KJ-500, etc.) were detected from 0850hr today. 15 out of 24 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ in conducting air-sea joint training along with other PLAN vessels. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”

Earlier in the day, Taiwan detected 50 sorties of PLA aircraft and six PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan as of 6am (local time).

In a post on X, MND said, “50 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 46 out of 50 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly.” (ANI)

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