Taiwan's defense ministry has reported 35 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating near Taiwan within 24 hours, with 27 military planes crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait. It's the biggest Chinese incursion so far this year.
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00:00Taiwan's defense ministry reported 35 Chinese aircraft and six naval vessels operating around
00:05the country in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning.
00:0927 of those aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and the military says
00:14at least two drones circled Taiwan while other aircraft entered the country's Air Defense
00:19Identification Zone or ADIZ.
00:21Now this area is not Taiwan's airspace but rather a buffer zone used for defensive purposes.
00:27This latest ADIZ breach is the largest single day incursion so far this year.