Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported that between Friday and Saturday, a record number of 16 Chinese PLA Navy vessels were in the waters around the island in a single 24 hour time window, marking the largest incursion since August 2022 when these numbers began to be tracked.
15 PLA aircraft and 16 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities. pic.twitter.com/mV4twZkCAb
— ??? Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. ?? (@MoNDefense) July 15, 2023
The days prior to Friday saw dozens of PLA military aircraft cross into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), which has become common place over the past year.
