Taiwan's defense ministry says 30 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels were operating near Taiwan over a 24-hour period ending Friday morning. It said 20 of those aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone, or ADIZ.
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00:00Taiwan's defense ministry says it spotted 30 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval
00:05vessels operating around the country in the 24 hours up to Friday morning.
00:09Twenty of those aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:15This area is not Taiwan's airspace, but acts as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.
00:20The defense ministry says one unmanned drone circumnavigated the island, while an official
00:25ship was also spotted operating near Taiwan.