Taiwan reports Chinese military activity near its territory

Taipei: Taiwan’s National Defense Ministry , Taiwan 6 am on Wednesday (local time).
According to Taiwan’s MND, 11 out of 17 sorted crossed the middle line Taiwan Strait And entered the south -western air defense identity area (ADIZ) of Taiwan. In response to Chinese activity, Taiwan’s armed forces deployed aircraft, naval ships and coastal missile systems to monitor the situation.
“17 pruning PLA aircraft, 8 plan ships and 1 official ship operated around Taiwan were found till 6 am (UTC+8). 11 out of 17 sorted crossed the Madhyika line and entered the northern and south -west Adiz of Taiwan. We have monitored the situation and replied,” Taiwan’s mND has been posted on X.
https://x.com/Mondefense/status/191230970760056911
The incident follows a recent pattern of increased exercises by China around Taiwan, expressing concern over the regional stability, claims its claims on the island of Beijing. Taiwan has been independently ruled since 1949. However, China considers Taiwan as part of its territory and emphasizes the final reunion by force if necessary.
Earlier on April 5, Taiwan started its largest annual Military exerciseHan Kuang exercises, suggesting with experts that the extended 14-day war game is a reaction to China’s growing “gray zone” functions and its ability to start a full-scale invasion of Taiwan, as stated by. Taipei Times,
According to the Taipei Times, this year’s drill continued with computer-simulated war games, using a US-made joint theater level simulation platform. The live-fire segment of exercises will be from 9 to 18 July.
According to Major General Tung Chi-Hassing, Director of the Joint Operations Scheme Division of the National Defense Ministry, Drills aims to follow the scenarios where the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) proceeds in the attack on Taiwan.
Han Kuang exercises will also repeat the PLA “gray zone” activities, which are stimulating or aggressive actions that prevent less from open conflict, Tung explained at a news conference on 4 April, as quoted by Taipei Times.
On 4 April, Democratic Progressive Party MLA Wang Ting-U said that the public once admitted that China’s first strike would be a missile attack. However, it is now more realistic that marine militia ships, sand dredners, and drone-tools-are more realistic to expect the first strike used in “gray zones” operations.
Wang, a member of the Legislature’s Foreign Affairs and the National Defense Committee, emphasized that the army should be ready to handle the situation beyond traditional force-even struggles. This involves responding to “gray zone” activities according to international law, while Taipei Times reported to prevent Chinese military exercises from growing in full -scale invasion. He said that such complex scenarios require a comprehensive plan and simulation, causing more time to take war games.