Taipei [Taiwan], April 3 (ANI): As of 6 am local time, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense reported detecting 59 Chinese airplanes, 23 Chinese navy ships, and eight official vessels near Taiwan.
Out of the 59 planes, 31 missions flew across the median line and penetrated Taiwan's northern, central, western, and eastern Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ).
On a post on X, the MND stated, “Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, we identified 59 Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force planes, 23 People's Liberation Navy vessels, and 8 government ships active in the vicinity of Taiwan. Among these, 31 sorties flew across the median line into Taiwan’s northern, central, western, and eastern air defense identification zones. We continuously tracked this activity and took appropriate actions.”