29 Chinese Military Aircraft, 8 Navy Vessels Detected Around Taiwan

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29 Chinese military aircraft and 8 navy vessels have been detected around Taiwan within a 24-hour period. The defense ministry says 14 of the aircraft crossed the median line between the two countries, and 20 aircraft entered Taiwan's ADIZ.

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00:00In related news, the Defense Ministry says it's detected 29 Chinese military aircraft

00:05and eight naval vessels around Taiwan within a 24-hour period.

00:10Fourteen of the aircraft crossed the median line between the two countries, while 20 entered

00:15Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

00:19This is not Taiwan's sovereign territory, but is used as a defensive buffer.

00:24The incursion comes as two German warships are expected to transit through the Taiwan

00:28Strait.

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