Taipei: Up until six in the morning (local time) on Wednesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) recorded 11 PLA aircraft flights, seven PLAN ships, and one government ship. The MND reports that five of the eleven sorties penetrated Taiwan‘s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 11 PLA aircraft sorties, 7 PLAN vessels, and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected,” Taiwan’s MND said in a post on X. Five sorties reached Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on things and taken action.

The MND identified seven People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships and thirteen PLA aircraft doing missions earlier Tuesday.

The MND reports that eight of the thirteen sorties penetrated Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line.

“Up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today, 13 PLA aircraft sorties and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected,” Taiwan’s MND said in a post on X. Eight of the thirteen sorties penetrated Taiwan’s northern, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ after crossing the median line. We have kept an eye on the issue and taken appropriate action.

According to Taipei Times on Monday, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated his confidence that China will not intervene against Taiwan under President Donald Trump.

China has not ruled out the use of military force to impose authority over Taiwan since it sees it as a part of its territory. Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, said last Thursday that “China will achieve reunification with Taiwan, and this is inevitable.”

In an interview, Bessent was asked whether he thought Chinese President Xi Jinping would do anything about Taiwan, according to Taipei Times. He said, “I follow President Trump’s lead, and he is confident that President Xi will not make that move during his presidency.”