PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan

PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan

1.Date:

6 a.m. Oct. 17 (Fri.) to 6 a.m. Oct. 18 (Sat.) (UTC+8)

2.PLA activities:

27 sorties of PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN ships operating around Taiwan were detected as of 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 19 out of 27 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern, central and southwestern ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed CAP aircraft, Navy ships, and coastal missile systems in response to detected activities.