Taiwan detects 4 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels around its territo

Taiwans Ministry of National Defence MND detected four sorties of Chinese aircraft six naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters as of 6 am local time on SaturdayThe MND said they responded according to the situationIn a post on X the MND said U 4 sorties of PLA aircraft 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans central ADIZ We have monitored the situation and respondedU 4 sorties of PLA aircraft 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwanrsquos central ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded pictwittercomIRxT4elEmAmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense January 3 2026Earlier on Friday Taiwan detected six naval vessels an official ship and two balloons around its territorial watersIn a post on X the MND wrote 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 Today 2 PRC balloons were detected during this timeframe ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and respondedChinas recent largescale military exercises around Taiwan have triggered widespread disruption to regional air travel prompting renewed concern over Chinas growing use of coercive tactics to pressure the island The drills conducted on December 30 disrupted 941 flights and affected more than 100000 passengers underscoring the broader security implications of Chinas actions as reported by Focus TaiwanAccording to Focus Taiwan Taiwans Civil Aviation Administration confirmed that the exercises affected 857 international flights and 84 domestic routes as livefire activities forced aircraft to reroute or cancel operationsThe disruption lasted nearly 10 hours significantly impacting commercial aviation across the region Experts argue that the scale and timing of the drills indicate deliberate planning rather than routine military training Su Tzuyun a research fellow at the Institute for National Defence and Security Research INDSR described the operation as a quasiblockade intended to simulate wartime conditionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever