Taiwan recorded the approach of 23 aircraft and 5 Chinese ships.

Taiwan’s armed forces recorded 23 aircraft and 5 ships of the People’s Liberation Army approaching the island in one day. This is stated in a statement posted on the website of the island’s defense department.

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Allegedly, eight aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the air defense identification zone in the southwestern and eastern parts of the island.

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The statement said Taiwan’s army responded by using aircraft, ships, and ground-based anti-aircraft missile systems to track targets.

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Taiwan has been governed by its own administration since 1949, when the remnants of the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled there after being defeated in the Chinese Civil War. Beijing considers Taiwan one of the provinces of China.