Taiwan MND detects 31 Chinese aircraft in its territory; Beijing launches satellite

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Taipei [Taiwan], May 13 (ANI): Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it detected 31 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and one official ship operating around the island by 6 am (UTC+8) on Tuesday.

Of the 31 aircraft, 30 crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and entered the northern and southwestern parts of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Sharing a post on X, MND wrote, “31 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels, and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 30 out of 31 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ."

https://x.com/MoNDefense/status/1922094757355872514

Meanwhile, the MND also said that China launched satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) at 2:09 am (UTC+8) today.

In another post, MND wrote, “At 02...

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