2023/07/30
The Ministry of National Defense issued a press release explaining the episode on "The implementation of joint cruise of combat readiness and patrols by CCP" (July 30, 2023)
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: July 30, 2023 at 13:35
The Ministry of National Defense stated that it has, since about 09:00 today (30th), successively detected 11 sorties of various types of CCP aircraft as J-11, J-16 and KJ-500 air early warning (AEW) and others for sea-faring activities. Among them, 6 sorties of the aircraft crossed the median line of Strait, and a total of 5 CCP warships had carried out joint cruise of combat readiness patrols. In coping with the scenario, the Armed Forces had adopted joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance measures to closely master the trends and developments, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships and shore-based missile systems to watchfully monitor and deal with the situation.