Taiwan records increased Chinese incursions around its territory

Taiwan recorded six sorties of PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around its territory on Monday as shared by Taiwans Ministry of National Defence MNDIn a post on X MND observed that these were detected up until 6 AM UTC8 on Monday It further noted that two of the six sorties crossed the median line and entered into Taiwans southwestern ADIZ6 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 2 out of 6 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded MND wrote on X6 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 2 out of 6 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwanrsquos southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded pictwittercomEK6ISP0Ziwmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense April 14 2025Earlier on Sunday MND reported the detection of six Peoples Liberation Army Navy PLAN vessels operating around the island as of 6 am UTC8In a post on X formerly Twitter the ministry said 6 PLAN ships operating around Taiwan were detected as of 6 am UTC8 today Illustration of flight path is not provided due to no PLA aircraft operating around Taiwan were detected during this timeframeThese frequent incursions and maritime operations reflect rising tensions between Taiwan and China a relationship long fraught with geopolitical strain Taiwan officially the Republic of China ROC governs itself independently with its own political and economic systemsHowever China continues to claim Taiwan as part of its territory under the One China principle insisting there is only one China with its capital in BeijingThe disputes roots trace back to the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 when the ROC government fled to Taiwan after the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong took control of mainland ChinaSince then Beijing has maintained its goal of reunification using military diplomatic and economic means to apply pressure on Taiwan and diminish its international spaceDespite these efforts Taiwan maintains its de facto independence with strong public support and continues to assert its sovereignty amid ongoing external pressures The MND regularly monitors and publicly reports such military movements to ensure transparency and national security awarenessThis 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 whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params