The ministry on Thursday said it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft operating around Taiwan in the past 24 hours, making it a record high this year.
“66 PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am (2200 GMT Wednesday) today,” the defense ministry said in its statement.
On Wednesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry had reported 36 warplanes on the way to the Western pacific to conduct joint exercises with the Chinese aircraft carrier the Shandong.
The carrier — commissioned by China in 2019— passed close to the northern Philippines on its way to the drills, Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo said.
On Thursday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said it was keeping a close watch on Chinese military movements around the island, including aircraft and vessels taking part in the drills with the Shandong.
Taipei has reported repeated Chinese military activity in the last four years as Beijing steps up pressure on the island.
The original article contains 286 words, the summary contains 157 words. Saved 45%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!