Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said it has detected nine Chinese military aircraft, four naval vessels and two ships operating around its territorial waters. The MND wrote in a social media post that 8 sorties of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 8 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today.

2 out of 8 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone. The Ministry monitored the situation and responded. Taiwan’s Presidential Office accused China of stoking tensions with Japan for political advantage, hours after Chinese maritime authorities announced plans for live-fire missile exercises in the Yellow Sea.