2023/08/19
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining the "implementation of joint combat readiness and patrols of the CCP"
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: August 19, 2023 at 12:50
The Ministry of National Defense stated that as of 9:00 today (19th), it had successively detected 42 sorties of various CCP aircraft, including KJ-500 early aerial warnings (AEW), Y-9s, J-10s, J-11s, J-16s, Cy-30 MKIs, and Z-9s for sea-faring activities. Among them, 26 sorties crossed the median line and extended line, and a total of eight CCP warships conducted joint combat readiness patrols. The Armed Forces adopted military joint intelligence, and surveillance and reconnaissance measures to closely monitor developments, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships and shore-based missile systems to respond to the situation.