Defense Ministry Spots 25 Chinese Aircraft Operating Around Taiwan
Taiwan's defense ministry reported 25 Chinese military aircraft and ten ships operating around Taiwan since Tuesday morning.
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00:00The defense ministry says it spotted 25 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval ships operating
00:06around Taiwan in the last 24 hours.
00:09Twenty of those aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entered the country's
00:13Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:17The zone is not Taiwan's sovereign airspace but is used by the military for defensive
00:21purposes.
00:22Taiwan deployed its own aircraft, vessels and coastal missile systems in response.
00:27The incursions occurred a day after Taiwan joined the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on
00:32China which held a summit in Taipei on Tuesday.
00:35Taiwan's defense ministry also noted there will be a rocket launch from Xichang Satellite
00:40Launch Center in southwestern China on Thursday that will pass through Taiwan's ADIZ.