Taiwan detects PLA aircraft and Chinese naval ships near territory, MND says

Taiwans Ministry of National Defence said on Sunday that it recorded the presence of 4 PLA aircraft 6 PLAN ships and 1 official ship around its territory on SundayIt also mentioned that 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern ADIZIn a post on X the MND said 4 PLA aircraft 6 PLAN ships 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 northern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded4 PLA aircraft 6 PLAN ships 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 northern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded pictwittercomFCiEFK40zamdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense January 11 2026MND detected the presence of three sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am local time on SaturdayOf the three a sortie crossed the median line and entered Taiwans southwestern ADIZIn a post on X the MND said 3 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and respondedEarlier Taiwanese President Lai Chingte said that he would continue safeguarding Taiwan and would not allow China to reach into Focus Taiwan reportedIt mentioned that President Lai said as commanderinchief of the armed forces he was pledging to protect the country and safeguard the lives and property of all citizensI will certainly safeguard the nation and absolutely not allow Chinese pressure or Chinas hand to reach into Taiwan President Lai saidHe also said on Thursday that Chinas crossborder pressure against the people of Taiwan proves that Beijings authority does not extend to Taiwan and confirms that Taiwan is not part of the Peoples Republic of China PRCFocus Taiwan reported Lai cited the recent visit to Taiwan by Chinaborn Japanese lawmaker Hei Seki who has been sanctioned by China and barred from entering PRC saying that the visit demonstrated how the Republic of China ROC Taiwans official name and the PRC are not subordinate to each otherThis 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