Taiwan detects 10 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels around territory

Taiwans Ministry of Defense detected 10 sorties of Chinese Military aircraft and six Chinese naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6am local time on Monday As per the MND of the 10 seven sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern ADIZIn a post on X the MND said 10 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 7 out of 10 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern ADIZ ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly10 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 7 out of 10 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwanrsquos northern ADIZ ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly pictwittercomj4Vw4nTdurmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense October 6 2025On Sunday the MND detected nine sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six Chinese naval vessels Of the nine two sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern ADIZIn a post on X the MND said 9 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 2 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern ADIZ ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly9 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 2 out of 9 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwanrsquos northern ADIZ ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly pictwittercomV5hNb8zqURmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense October 5 2025The latest activity comes amid warnings from defence experts that Chinas newly unveiled weapon systems are designed to counter Taiwans longstanding asymmetric warfare strategyAccording to the Defence and Security Biweekly published by the Institute for National Defence and Security Research INDSR assistant research fellow Sheu Jyhshyang has said that Taiwan has invested heavily for decades in asymmetric warfare a defence strategy based on lowcost highly effective systems meant to deter Beijing from launching a largescale invasionThe frequent incursions and maritime operations reflect rising tensions between Taiwan and China a relationship long fraught with geopolitical strain Taiwan officially known as the Republic of China ROC governs itself independently with its own distinct political and economic systemsHowever China continues to claim Taiwan as part of its territory under the One China principle insisting there is only one China with its capital in Beijing The disputes roots trace back to the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 when the ROC government fled to Taiwan after the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong took control of mainland ChinaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever