Taiwan tracks 27 Chinese military aircraft, 11 ships
The Ministry of National Defense tracked 27 Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels, and two official ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Thursday and 6 a.m. on Friday. Twenty-two of the 27 People’s Liberation Army aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country’s northern, central, southwestern, and eastern air defense identification zone, according to the MND.
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