Taiwan's defense ministry detected 47 Chinese military aircraft and 7 naval vessels operating around the country within a 24-hour window. Of those, 41 aircraft breached the Taiwan Strait’s median line and entered the island’s air defense identification zone, marking the second-largest single-day incursion of 2025 so far.
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00:00We begin with the latest Chinese incursions.
00:0347 Chinese military aircraft and 7 naval ships were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour period.
00:10Now the defense ministry says 41 of those aircraft breached Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
00:16That is a buffer zone used for defensive purposes but is not part of the country's airspace.
00:21It's the second highest number of incursions in a single day this year.