2024/01/31
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining "the joint combat readiness and patrols implemented by the CCP" (January 31, 2024)
Press release of Ministry of National Defense
Time: January 31, 2024 at 16:50
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated that as of 12:48 today (31st), it had detected 22 sorties of various primary and auxiliary CCP aircraft, including J-10s, Y-8s, UAVs, and others engaged in sea-faring activities, 11 of which had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and extended into our northern, central, and southwestern airspace to engage with CCP warships in combined combat readiness and patrols. The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance measures to uphold strict vigilance, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships, and shore-based missile systems to respond accordingly.