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The Chinese Communist Party’s 8 military aircraft, 8 total warships and 4 official ships continued to operate around the Taiwan Strait.

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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense stated on the 8th that from 6 a.m. on the 7th to 6 a.m. on the 8th, it detected 8 Chinese military aircraft, 8 total warships, and 4 official ships operating around the Taiwan Strait, of which 4 military aircraft entered the southwest and eastern airspace.

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The People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of China continues to exert military pressure and gray zone harassment on Taiwan.

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Schematic diagram of the activities of the People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of China entering the airspace surrounding the Taiwan Strait. (Courtesy of the Department of Defense)

[Reporter Fang Weili/Taipei Report] The People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of China continues to exert military pressure and gray zone harassment on Taiwan. The Ministry of National Defense announced today (8th) that from 6 a.m. yesterday (7th) to 6 a.m., it detected 8 Chinese military aircraft, 8 ships and 4 official ships, and continued to operate around the Taiwan Strait. A total of 4 sorties entered the southwest and eastern airspace.

According to the diagram released by the Ministry of National Defense, the operation time of the joint aircraft yesterday was between 8:15 am and 9:40 pm. From 12:05 noon to 5:45 p.m., 4 main combat aircraft were detected crossing the central line of the strait. In the southwestern airspace, from 8:15 am to 1:45 pm, a total of 3 sorties of auxiliary fighters, drones and helicopters were detected. In the eastern airspace, one drone activity was detected from 10:15 am to 9:40 pm.

In addition, maritime dynamics detected a total of 8 public ships and 4 official ships continuing to operate around Taiwan. The Ministry of National Defense emphasized that the national military uses mission aircraft, ships and shore-based missile systems to closely monitor and respond.

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