The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Friday morning, July 12, that it had detected an additional 25 Chinese military aircraft and four Chinese naval vessels around Taiwan since its report earlier on the same day.
During the early hours of Friday morning, the MND said that five People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and six People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircrafts and vessels has been tracked around Taiwan. Of these aircrafts, 13 crossed the median line in order to enter the southwest and east sections of Taiwan’s ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zone).
Later, around noon, the MND updated that an additional 25 PLAAF aircrafts and 4 more PLAN ships has been detected around Taiwan. The aircraft types include Shenyang J-16 combat jets, Shaanxi Y-8 and Y-9 aircraft, Chengdu J-10 fighter jets, Xian H-6 bombers, Shaanxi KJ-500 early warning aircraft, carrier-based helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Of these aircrafts, 19 crossed the median line to enter the southwest and southeast ADIZ.
The MND further said that it has been closely monitoring the situation with its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system.
Until now, in July, China has deployed 143 naval ships and 357 military aircraft around Taiwan.