Taiwan detects 33 Chinese aircraft and 6 warships; second such incident in 24 hours | Oneindia News
On Thursday, Taiwan said it spotted 33 Chinese air force aircraft and six naval warships near the island. According to reports, this second such incursion in less than 24 hours and the third overall in a week. Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has repeatedly complained of Chinese military activity near it over the past three years, as Beijing stepped up pressure to try to force the island to accept its sovereignty.
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00:00 On Thursday, Taiwan said that it spotted 33 Chinese Air Force aircraft and six naval warships
00:07 near the island.
00:08 According to reports, this is the second such incursion in less than 24 hours and the third
00:14 overall in a week.
00:16 Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has repeatedly complained of Chinese military
00:20 activity near it over the past three years as Beijing stepped up pressure to try to force
00:26 the island to accept its sovereignty.
00:28 Taking to social media platform X, Taiwan's defence ministry said that the airplanes and
00:32 naval ships were detected at around 6 a.m. local time.
00:36 The ministry said that of those aircraft, 10 had either crossed the median line of the
00:39 Taiwan Strait, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides,
00:44 or entered the southwestern part of Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:50 The ministry said that Taiwanese armed forces have monitored the situation and tasked its
00:55 aircraft, naval vessels and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities.
01:00 This is the second incursion of Chinese warplanes and warships near the island in less than
01:04 24 hours.
01:05 On Wednesday, the defence ministry said that 10 Chinese Air Force aircraft entered the
01:09 island's air defence zone, accompanying five Chinese warships engaged in combat readiness
01:14 patrols.
01:15 The ministry said that starting around 9 a.m. local time, it detected a total of 25 Chinese
01:20 aircraft engaging in operations out at sea, including J-10 and J-16 fighters, as well
01:25 as H-6 bombers.
01:26 On Sunday, Taiwan reported a similar level of activity by Chinese warplanes and warships
01:32 near the island.
01:33 China staged war games around Taiwan in April after President Tsai Ing-wen returned home
01:38 from a visit to the US, where she met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
01:42 Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects China's sovereignty claim and says
01:46 that only the island's people can decide their future.
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