The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced today that since 8:10 a.m. this morning, a total of 47 sorties of Chinese Communist military aircraft have been detected continuously operating around the Taiwan Strait area. The ROC military is closely monitoring and responding to these activities.
The Republic of China Ministry of National Defense released the dynamics of Chinese Communist military activities in the airspace around the Taiwan Strait today. From 6:00 a.m. on the 6th to 6:00 a.m. today, a total of 15 sorties of Chinese Communist aircraft (including 14 sorties crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait into the northern, southwestern, and eastern airspace of Taiwan), 7 warships, and 1 government ship were detected operating continuously in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China emphasized that the military is utilizing surveillance aircraft, ships, and ground-based missile systems to closely monitor and respond to the situation.
At 2:35 p.m. this afternoon, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China issued a press release stating that since 8:10 a.m., a total of 47 sorties of various types of Chinese Communist J-16, KJ-500 early warning aircraft, fighter aircraft, drones, and other aircraft have been detected operating at sea. Among them, 32 sorties crossed the median line and its extension into the airspace of northern, central, southwestern, and eastern Taiwan. These actions were carried out in coordination with Chinese Communist warships under the guise of “joint combat readiness patrols,” causing disturbances in the surrounding airspace and waters.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China emphasized that the military is using joint intelligence surveillance measures to closely monitor the situation and has dispatched surveillance aircraft, ships, and ground-based missile systems to respond as appropriate.