Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported tracking six Chinese naval vessels operating around the country from 6 am (local time) on Saturday to 6 am (local time) on Sunday. The Taiwanese armed forces monitored the situation closely and deployed naval vessels and coastal systems in response to China's activities.
During this period, no Chinese military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entering Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
In a statement, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence stated, "Six PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed Navy vessels and coastal missile systems in response to the detected activities."
"Illustration of flight path is not provided due to no PLA aircraft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait or entering Taiwan's southwestern ADIZ during this timeframe," it added.
Earlier on April 6, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) had reported detecting seven Chinese naval vessels and one aircraft around Taiwan between 6 am (local time) on Friday and 6 am (local time) on Saturday.
According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND), Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan's eastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ). In response, Taiwan deployed aircraft, naval ships, and air defence missile systems to monitor China's activity.
In a post on X, Taiwan's MND stated, "One PLA aircraft and seven PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. The aircraft entered Taiwan's eastern ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and employed appropriate forces to respond."
Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military planes and naval ships operating around Taiwan, Taiwan News reported. Gray zone tactics involve efforts beyond steady-state deterrence to achieve security objectives without direct and significant use of force.
Meanwhile, Taiwan is reassessing its tourism goals due to challenges in cross-strait travel, with concerns over a potential shortfall of 2 million foreign visitor arrivals this year, Central News Agency (CNA) reported.
Taiwan has urged China to demonstrate goodwill in both tourism and politics, suggesting that such gestures could prompt Taiwan to reconsider its ban on tour groups traveling to China, which was slated to lift in June, according to CNA.
Earlier in February, Taiwan reversed its decision to lift the three-year ban on group tourists bound for China, citing hostility from Beijing and the lack of Chinese tourist groups visiting Taiwan.
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