Taiwan Army tracks 18 Chinese aircrafts, 6 vessels near its territory

July 16, 2024

Business Standard

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence has reported a significant surge in China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) activity near its airspace, with a total of 18 PLA aircraft, 6 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and 1 official ship detected as of 6 am today (UTC+8).

According to official statements released on Tuesday, 8 of the detected aircraft crossed into Taiwan’s southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ), breaching the median line that typically separates Taiwanese and Chinese-controlled airspace.

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