Taiwan's defense ministry has reported a record 11 Chinese balloons near Taiwan in the 24 hours before Friday morning. Five Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels were also reported in the area.
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00:00The defense ministry is reporting the largest-ever incursion of Chinese balloons around Taiwan.
00:07The ministry says it spotted 11 Chinese balloons near the country in the 24 hours before Friday
00:12morning.
00:13At least two of those balloons flew directly over Taiwan's airspace at an altitude of over
00:176-thousand meters.
00:19The ministry says it also monitored five Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels operating around
00:24Taiwan in that same period.