Taiwan's defense ministry says 32 Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels and one official ship operated near Taiwan over a 24-hour period ending Tuesday morning. It says 22 of the aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone.
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00:00The Defense Ministry has reported one of the largest single-day Chinese incursions so far this year.
00:07The ministry reported spotting 32 Chinese military aircraft, 8 naval vessels, and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan during a 24-hour period ending Tuesday morning.
00:18Of these, 22 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's Northern and Southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:29The ADIZ is not Taiwan's airspace but serves as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.
00:35The military also monitored two Chinese balloons during the same period.