China escalates military drills near Taiwan
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Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response centre running as it monitored Chinese naval manoeuvres,
In a post on X, the MND said that 35 of the 77 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan said it detected a sharp rise in Chinese military activity around the island. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said, “130 PLA aircraft, 14 PLAN vessels and 8 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am today.
Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills, with Beijing yet to formally declare the exercises over.