Last month, Taiwan detected 190 such Chinese aircraft, the lowest monthly tally since the Ministry of National Defense began publishing detailed daily figures in 2022. A Chinese H-6 bomber, top, flies over the Bashi Channel near Taiwan as a Taiwanese F-16 approaches on Feb. 10, 2020. Neither China’s Taiwan Affairs ‌Office nor its Ministry of National Defense responded to requests for comment. Beijing could be using the lull to digest lessons from recent large drills, said a Taiwanese defense official, also speaking on condition of anonymity. However, China's navy and coast guard remain active, according to the Ministry of National Defense, showing that Beijing has only dialed down its more politically sensitive air activity.

Source: Taipei Times March 05, 2026 14:07 UTC