Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense has registered 4 ships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA) and 24 aircraft in the Taiwan Strait area in the past 24 hours. This is reported in the published daily summary. area sections.
“As of 6:00 am today (1:00 am Moscow time – socialbites.ca), 24 aircraft and 4 PLA ships were found around Taiwan,” the report said.
It was stated that 16 of the detected aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait midline and entered Taiwan’s southwest and southeast air defense zone.
The ministry also noted that in response, Taiwan is using the ships for surveillance, establishing an air patrol and deploying anti-aircraft missile systems.
Previously, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense still There are four PLA Navy ships and eight Chinese aircraft in the area adjacent to the island.
Two J-10 fighter jets and two H-6 (Hong-6) strategic bombers entered the Taiwan Air Defense Identity Zone in the southwest sector.
The Taiwanese military responded by establishing an air patrol, issuing several radio alerts, and deploying anti-aircraft missile systems.
Tensions in the region escalated after August 2 in Taipei reached Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US Congress House of Representatives, who angered Chinese officials.