Chinese Surge 53 Military Aircraft, 19 Ships Near Taiwan, Officials Say

Taiwanese officials detected 53 Chinese military aircraft, 11 People’s Liberation Army Navy ships and eight other Chinese government ships operating around the island over a 24 hour period starting on Tuesday. Twenty-three of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defense Identification Zone, according to the Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. The number of aircraft in Wednesday’s report is less than the 66 aircraft recorded in July this year and the 103 recorded in September last year. Earlier on Monday, Taiwan’s MND stated the Republic of China Armed Forces