Taipei, Nov. 16 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Sunday reported a significant uptick in Chinese military activity around the island, detecting 30 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, seven PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels, and one Chinese official ship operating near its territorial waters as of 6 am.
According to an MND post on X, 17 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern, central, southwestern, and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
"30 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 17 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ....