China hikes military incursions as Taiwan reports surge in aircraft and naval activity

Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence detected 12 Chinese aircraft, nine Chinese naval vessels and 2 official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Monday.

The MND said that 8 out of 12 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ

In a post on X, the MND said, “12 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 8 out of 12 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded.”

On Sunday, the MND detected eight sorties of PLA aircraft, nine PLAN vessels and two official ships operating around itself.

In a post on X, MND said, “8 PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, southwestern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded.”

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Western nations to have “courage” to stand with Taiwan and “deepen” their economic partnership with the island nation as China intensifies its pressure on Taiwan, Taipei Times reported. (ANI)

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