Taiwan: reports seven PLAN warships and nine PLA aircraft missions inside its borders

Taiwan: As of 6:00 am (local time) on Saturday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense discovered seven navy vessels and nine missions of Chinese military aircraft operating in its territorial seas.

Four of the nine missions entered the northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ) after crossing the Taiwan Strait’s median line.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, nine PLA aircraft sorties and seven PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected,” the MND said in a statement on X. Four of the nine sorties penetrated Taiwan’s northern and southern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on things and taken appropriate action.

In comparison to yesterday, Chinese military activity surrounding the island country has significantly decreased today.

Taiwan’s MND heard 33 Chinese military aircraft and seven navy ships flying over its territorial seas earlier Friday.

23 of the 33 sorties entered the northern, central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the Taiwan Strait median line.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 33 PLA aircraft sorties and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected,” the MND said in a statement on X. 23 of the 33 sorties penetrated Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on things and taken appropriate action.

In the meanwhile, the annual report of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has been issued, condemning China’s increasing persecution and highlighting the situation of Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan, who has been imprisoned on politically fabricated allegations.

According to The Taipei Times, the thorough study describes several instances of arbitrary detention and unjust prosecution by Chinese authorities and calls on US politicians to address these abuses in upcoming talks with Beijing.

The Taipei Times reports that the CECC, which was created under the US-China Relations Act of 2000, keeps an eye on China’s human rights situation and the status of the rule of law and reports its findings to Congress and the US President every year.