PLA sends 8 vessels, 24 aircraft across median lineBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAEight Chinese naval vessels and 24 military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait between 6am yesterday and 6am today, the Ministry of National Defense said this morning. The aircraft entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern air defense identification zones, the ministry said. The armed forces responded with mission aircraft, naval vessels and shore-based missile systems to closely monitor the situation, it added. A Chinese fighter jet flies in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of National DefenseEight naval vessels, one official ship and 36 aircraft sorties were spotted in total, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2026 04:46 UTC