Taiwan's defense ministry says that over the previous 24 hours it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft and four naval vessels operating around the island, including 28 aircraft that flew into Taiwan's air defense zone.
Taiwan condemned China on Monday, January 9, for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the defense ministry saying it had detected 57 Chinese aircraft.
The aim was to test joint combat capabilities and “resolutely counter the provocative actions of external forces and Taiwan independence separatist forces,” it added in a brief statement late on Sunday. “The nation’s military has a close grasp of the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the surrounding area and responds calmly. Our people can rest assured,” it added.
In China’s similar exercises late last month, Taiwan said 43 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line.
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