Taiwan detects 9 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels around its territory

Taiwan reports nine Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels near its ADIZ on Thursday, with six sorties crossing the median line. Authorities are tightening security, including medical logistics oversight, to prevent potential Chinese infiltration amid rising tensions

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected nine Chinese military aircraft and seven Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Thursday. As per the MND, of the nine sorties, six crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "9 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 6 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's nor