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Taiwan's defence ministry reports 18 Chinese aircraft, 13 vessels in waters

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said that 11 PLA aircrafts breached the median line, entering Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan's military closely monitored the situation and responded promptly to the incursion. Incursions by PLA military aircraft and vessels into Taiwan's ADIZ are not uncommon but have escalated tensions in the region, reflecting ongoing geopolitical tensions between Taiwan and China.