2024/08/13
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining the "joint combat readiness and patrols implemented by the PLA" (August 13, 2024)
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: August 13, 2024 at 11:40
The Ministry of National Defense stated today (13th) that as of 06:45 today, it had successively detected a total of 22 sorties of various main and auxiliary PLA fighter aircraft, including J-16s, KJ-500s, UAVs, and others engaged in sea-faring activities, 16 sorties of which crossed the median line of the Strait and extended into our northern, central, southwest, and eastern airspace to work out with PLA warships in conducting "joint combat readiness and patrols." The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance measures to closely monitor the situation, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships, and shore-based missile systems to respond accordingly.