2024/03/13
The Ministry of National Defense issues a press release explaining the "joint combat readiness and patrols implemented by the CCP" (March 13, 2024)
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: March 13, 2024 at 10:30
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (13th) that as of 07:00, it had detected 14 sorties of various main and auxiliary CCP fighter aircraft, including J-10s, Y-8s, and UAVs, engaged in sea-faring activities, nine of which had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and extended into our northern, central, and southern airspace to work with CCP warships in conducting combined joint combat readiness and patrols. The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance measures to maintain strict vigilance, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships, and shore-based missile systems to respond accordingly.