Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense detected 21 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday.

As per the MND, of the 21 aircraft, 18 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, “21 sorties of PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 18 out of 21 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded.”

https://x.com/MoNDefense/status/1989136204638396673?s=20

On Thursday, contrary to the everyday trends, Taiwan did not detect any Chinese aircraft or vessels.

In a post on X, the MND said, “No PLA aircra

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