Taiwan detected 29 Chinese aircraft, six Chinese naval vessels and two official ships operating around it

Taipei: According to a statement released by Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense, as of Wednesday (local time), Taiwan has identified 29 Chinese aircraft, six Chinese navy vessels, and two government ships operating in the area. The northern, southwestern, and eastern Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) of Taiwan were penetrated by 25 of the 29 aircraft that crossed the median line.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 29 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels, and 2 official ships were detected operating around Taiwan,” the MND said in a statement on X. Twenty-five of the 29 flights penetrated Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on things and taken action.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that it had seen four government ships, six Chinese navy vessels, and eleven Chinese aircraft in the area earlier on Tuesday.

Of the 11 missions, nine entered Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) after crossing the median line, according to the MND.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 11 PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels, and 4 official ships were detected operating around Taiwan,” the MND said in a statement on X. Nine of the eleven sorties penetrated Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on things and taken action.

According to Taiwan News, former US Indo-Pacific Command Chief Admiral Harry Harris said on Thursday that the United States must respond more explicitly to China’s growing pressure on Taiwan and its larger Indo-Pacific objectives.

Harris urged Washington to end its long-standing practice of “strategic ambiguity” and explicitly state whether it would defend Taiwan in a cross-strait confrontation during his remarks at the Pacific Forum’s 50th anniversary event.

Harris stated, “China has made it abundantly clear it intends to isolate and seize Taiwan,” alluding to Beijing’s ongoing military buildup and antagonistic stance towards the autonomous island. “We should be equally clear, and we should never allow China to dictate America’s foreign policy with regard to Taiwan.”