As per reports, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) tracked six Chinese naval vessels and eight military aircraft around Taiwan between 0600 hours on Wednesday (21 August) and 0600 hours on Thursday (22 August). Of the eight People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, three crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the nation’s northern air defense identification zone (ADIZ).

In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity.