Taiwan Spots 11 Chinese Aircraft Sorties and Six Warships Near Its Waters

Taipei [
Taiwan
], April 10 (ANI):
Taiwan
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) identified 11 missions conducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
PLA
) aircraft and six vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (
PLA
N) operating around
Taiwan
until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) on Thursday.

As stated by the MND, among the 11 aircraft sorties, 9 flew across the median line.
Taiwan
Strait and entered
Taiwan
‘s southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zones (
ADIZ
).

“11 sorties of
PLA
aircraft and 6
PLA
N vessels operating around
Taiwan
were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 11 sorties crossed the median line and entered
Taiwan
‘s northern and southwestern
ADIZ
. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly,” MND stated in an X post.

https://x.com/MoNDefense/status/1910135642790801488

Earlier on Wednesday,
Taiwan
saw a rise in Chinese occupation in the region, detecting 25 sorties of Chinese aircraft, six Chinese naval vessels and one official ship. Of the 25 sorties, 18 crossed the median line and entered
Taiwan
‘s northern and southwestern
ADIZ
(Air Defence Identification Zone).

“25
PLA
aircraft, 6
PLA
A total of N vessels along with 1 official ship are operational in the area
Taiwan
were identified by 6 a.m. UTC+8 today. Of these, 18 out of 25 missions crossed the median line and proceeded into
Taiwan
‘northwestern, southwest, and east
ADIZ
. We have monitored the situation and responded,” MND stated on X.

In light of the heightened Chinese military activity around
Taiwan
, the
G7 Foreign Ministers
, along with the High Representative of the European Union, expressed concern over
China
‘s recent “provocative actions”, especially the large-scale military drills conducted around
Taiwan
.

In a joint statement,
G7 Foreign Ministers
of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US and the High Representative of the EU highlighted the growing frequency of “destabilising activities”, warning that they raise tensions across the
Taiwan
Narrow straits and posing threats can undermine worldwide security and economic growth.

The U.S. Department of State stated in a release made public on Sunday, “As we, the
G7 Foreign Ministers
The representatives from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, along with the High Representative of the European Union, convey their profound worry regarding
China
‘ s controversial moves, notably the extensive military exercises conducted recently surrounding
Taiwan
.”

Last week, the US and the EU restated their disapproval of any unilateral alterations to the “status quo” in the
Taiwan
Strait following the Chinese military’s recent series of joint drills around
Taiwan
, according to a report by Taipei Times. (ANI)