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Taiwan detects approach of 25 Chinese aircraft and 9 ships

BAKU. Azerbaijan. August 30. In response, the island's army deployed aviation, navy, and ground-based anti-aircraft missile systems to track targets,TurkicWorld reports.

Taiwan's armed forces recorded 25 aircraft and 7 ships of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching the island in one day.

In addition, over the past 24 hours, two Chinese government vessels were discovered near Taiwan.

According to the document, 17 PLA aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the air defense identification zone in the northern, central, southwestern and southeastern parts of the island.

Taiwan's military responded by deploying aircraft, ships, and ground-based anti-aircraft missile systems to track targets.

Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after losing the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan to be one of the provinces of the PRC.

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