Taiwan’s military responded to a Chinese incursion early on Wednesday after detecting 19 military aircraft crossing the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) amid continued pressure by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against the self-governing island.
The country’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement that a total of 25 Chinese warplanes and three naval vessels were tracked by 6 a.m. local time on March 1, noting that 19 of those planes crossed Taiwan’s ADIZ, while the warships and remaining aircraft continued to operate around the Taiwan Strait.
“R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked [combat air patrol] aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond [sic] these activities,” the ministry stated….