China Sends 31 Jets, Nine Naval Vessels Near Taiwan

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The military says it's spotted 31 Chinese military aircraft, nine naval vessels and one official ship operating near Taiwan in a 24-hour period ending Wednesday morning. Out of those, 22 jets entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

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00:00The Defense Ministry says it spotted 31 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval vessels operating

00:05around Taiwan in the 24 hours up to Wednesday morning.

00:10Twenty-two of those aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

00:15This area isn't Taiwan's airspace, but acts as buffer zone for defensive purposes.

00:22The military says it also spotted one official ship operating near Taiwan.

00:26It comes after the Defense Ministry on Tuesday monitored Chinese combat readiness drills near Taiwan.

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