2023/04/09
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release to explain "the trends and developments of CCP aircraft and warships as it persistently carried out military exercises around the Taiwan Strait as of 1600 hours" (April 9, 2023)
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: April 9, 2023 at 18:50
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (9) that the Eastern Theater Command of CCP continued to carry out military exercises around Taiwan. In coping with it, the Armed Forces national army responded calmly and steadily, focusing on training to deal with enemy situation. During the period, ground forces implemented combat readiness drills as ground-based air defense and sea-control missile troops were enhanced of alert, and they also adhered to the principle of "Not Escalate Conflicts, Not Trigger Disputes" to deal with the situation appropriately.
MND stated that the CCP aircraft and warship formations today had crossed the median line of Taiwan Strait from the north, central, and south. As of 16:00, MND detected a total of 70 sorties of various kinds of CCP aircraft as Su-30 MKI, Shenyang J-10, Shenyang J-11, Shenyang J-15, Shenyang J-16, Xian H-6, Xian Y-20, Shaanxi Y-8, Shaanxi Y-9, and Air Warning KJ-500 and others, of which 35 sorties crossed the median line and entered the southwest airspace. Besides, a total of 11 vessel sorties were also detected, and the Armed Forces had adopted mission aircraft, warships, and shore-mounted missile systems to closely monitor and respond