The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China stated that from 6 a.m. on the 8th until 6 a.m. today (9th), a total of 62 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and ships were detected continuing activities around the Taiwan Strait. The national army is closely monitoring and responding to these movements.
In the morning, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China announced the dynamics of the PLA’s activities in the airspace around the Taiwan Strait. From 6 a.m. on the 8th until 6 a.m. today, 54 flights of PLA aircraft (47 of which crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait into the airspace of the north and southwest) and 6 PLA ships and 2 public vessels were detected, totaling 62 PLA aircraft and ships continuously operating around the Taiwan Strait.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China emphasized the use of mission aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems to closely monitor and respond.
It was pointed out by the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China that from 6 a.m. on the 7th until 6 a.m. on the 8th, 57 flights of PLA aircraft (38 of which crossed the median line of the strait into the airspace of the north, central, southwest, and eastern regions) and 6 PLA ships and 4 public vessels were detected, totaling 67 PLA aircraft and ships continuously operating around the Taiwan Strait.
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China reiterated the use of mission aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems for close monitoring and response.
In the afternoon of the 7th, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China stated that starting from 8:10 a.m., successive detections of various types of PLA J-16, KJ-500 early warning aircraft, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a total of 47 times, were seen operating at sea. Among them, 32 instances crossed the median line and its extension, entering the airspace of northern, central, southwest, and eastern Taiwan, in coordination with PLA ships, under the guise of “joint combat alert patrol,” disrupting the airspace and waters around Taiwan. The national army has been using joint intelligence surveillance means to tightly control the situation, and dispatching mission aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems to respond appropriately.