The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China stated today (September 30) that starting from 9:12 a.m., a total of 15 times aircraft crossed the median line to intrude into the airspace over northern, central and southwestern Taiwan, in conjunction with naval vessels under the guise of “joint combat readiness patrol,” causing disturbances in the surrounding airspace and waters of Taiwan. The national military closely monitored these activities.
The Chinese Communist Party has not given up the use of force against Taiwan, sending aircraft and naval vessels to harass Taiwan almost daily. According to statistics from the Ministry of National Defense, in the first half of 2026, there were 1,334 instances of aircraft harassment, with 810 instances crossing the median line in the Taiwan Strait; there were also 1,250 instances of naval activities.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China announced this morning that from 6 a.m. on the 29th until 6 a.m. today, they had detected 9 instances of Chinese military aircraft, 7 instances of Chinese naval vessels, and 6 instances of government vessels continuing their activities around the Taiwan Strait, with 5 instances of military aircraft entering the southwestern airspace. The national military closely monitored and responded using surveillance aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems.
In the afternoon, the Ministry of National Defense issued a press release stating that starting from 9:12 a.m., a total of 21 aircraft, including J-10, J-11, J-16, H-6, Su-30, KJ-500, and Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft, fighter-bombers, early warning aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, had successively set sail, with 15 aircraft crossing the median line to intrude into the airspace over northern, central, and southwestern Taiwan. This was done in coordination with naval vessels under the pretext of the “joint combat readiness patrol,” causing disturbances in the surrounding airspace and waters of Taiwan.
The Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the national military employs joint intelligence surveillance methods to closely monitor the situation and has dispatched surveillance aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems to respond appropriately.