China Sends 27 Aircraft, Six Naval Ships Near Taiwan

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Taiwan's defense ministry says 27 Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels and an official ship were seen operating around Taiwan in a 24-hour period. The ministry says 23 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

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00:00Taiwan's defense ministry reported 27 Chinese aircraft, six naval vessels, and one official

00:06ship operating around the country in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning.

00:1123 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

00:16These aircraft entered the northern, southwestern, and eastern parts of Taiwan's Air Defense

00:20Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

00:23The ADIZ is not Taiwan's airspace, but a buffer zone used for defensive purposes.

00:29Taiwan's military says it used aircraft, ships, and shore-based missile systems to

00:33closely monitor the Chinese jets.

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