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12 Chinese aircraft, 5 ships spotted around Taiwan: MoD

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 May 2023 08:17
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Taiwan's Defense Ministry says three PLA aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait media and entered the island's so-called "ADIZ".

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  • 12 Chinese aircrafts, 5 ships spotted around Taiwan: Defense Ministry
    A Chinese naval fleet comprised of the guided-missile destroyers Ningbo (Hull 139) and Taiyuan (Hull 131), as well as the guided-missile frigate Nantong (Hull 601), in waters of the East China Sea during a maritime training drill in late January 2021 (PLA)

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that within the past 24 hours, 12 Chinese aircraft and five ships were spotted around the island.

"12 PLA aircraft and 5 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," the Ministry said on Twitter.

"3 of the detected aircraft(Y-8 RECCE, BZK-005 UAV RECCE & WZ-7 UAV RECCE) had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ, flight paths as illustrated," it added in another tweet.

Read more: China cannot vow not to use force against separatists: Envoy

3 of the detected aircraft(Y-8 RECCE, BZK-005 UAV RECCE & WZ-7 UAV RECCE) had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ, flight paths as illustrated.

— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) May 11, 2023

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