Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that 11 Chinese warplanes and 6 naval vessels were detected in the Taiwan area before 6 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Of the 11 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 8 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the southwest and southeast Taiwan Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
MND said in a statement on its website X:
“Eleven PLA aircraft and six PLA Navy ships operating around Taiwan were detected before 6 a.m. today. Eight aircraft crossed the median line and entered the southwest and southeast ADIZ of Taiwan. We monitored the situation and responded accordingly.”
On Saturday, Taiwan detected nine Chinese warplanes and five naval vessels.
On Sunday, China expressed strong dissatisfaction with US military aid to Taiwan and called on Washington to stop carrying out dangerous actions that undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
The ministry pointed out that the United States, by selling arms and providing military aid to Taiwan, “seriously violates the “One China” principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués.” The ministry also said:
“This US military aid to Taiwan seriously violates the commitments of US leaders not to support Taiwan’s independence. China expresses strong dissatisfaction, strongly opposes it and immediately sent a strict submission to the US.”
