Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence tracked six Chinese warplanes and six naval vessels in the Taiwan area between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, Taiwan media reported.
Of the six PLA planes, four crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait in the southwestern area of the national air defence identification (ADI) zone, while one crossed the line in the northeastern area of the ADI zone.
Taiwan responded by monitoring PLA operations with aircraft, naval ships, and surface-to-air missile systems. Taiwan’s defence ministry has detected 164 Chinese warplanes and 110 Chinese naval vessels this month.
Since September 2020, China has increasingly used grey zone tactics, gradually increasing the number of military aircraft and naval vessels around Taiwan. Grey zone tactics are defined as “an effort or series of efforts beyond standing deterrence and assurances that seek to achieve security objectives without resorting to the direct and significant use of force.”
