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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense detected eight Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels and two ships in the vicinity of its territorial waters as of 6 a.m. (local time) on Monday.
According to the MND, two of the eight crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern ADIZs.
In a post on X, the MND said, “8 flights of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN ships, and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected as of 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 2 of the 8 flights crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern ADIZs. We have monitored the situation and responded.”
Earlier on Sunday, the Taiwanese MND had detected 30 PLA aircraft, seven PLAN ships and one official ship.
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