Taiwan reports surge in Chinese military activity near its borders

Taiwans Ministry of National Defence reported on Friday 26 sorties of PLA aircraft 7 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territorySharing the details in a post on X it said 26 sorties of PLA aircraft 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 24 out of 26 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern and southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and respondedEarlier on Thursday MND noted a record surge in Chinese military activity with 48 PLA aircraft 9 PLAN vessels and one official ship on ThursdayThe MND said that it has monitored and responded to the situationSharing the details on X MND also reported that 36 out of 48 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern southwestern and eastern ADIZIt said 48 PLA aircraft 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 36 out of 48 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern southwestern and eastern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and respondedEarlier in a post on X on Wednesday MND shared visuals of the M1A2 tanks showcasing its military strengthSmoke and fire convergeinto formidable strengthWith the dust we riseWinnerWednesday M1A2T pictwittercomNKpklxidYpmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense July 23 2025According to a previous report by Taipei Times Taiwan had requested to purchase 108 M1A2 tanks and related equipment from the US which was approved by the US Department of State in 2019 Since then Taiwan received the first batch of 38 tanks in December last yearThe Taipei Times report which was released in May this year had cited the MND which had said that the military is expected to receive a second batch of 42 M1A2 tanks from the US by the second quarter of this yearThe frequent incursions and maritime operations reflect rising tensions between Taiwan and China a relationship long fraught with geopolitical strain Taiwan officially the Republic of China ROC governs itself independently with its own political and economic systemsHowever China continues to claim Taiwan as part of its territory under the One China principle insisting there is only one China with its capital in BeijingThe disputes roots trace back to the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 when the ROC government fled to Taiwan after the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong took control of mainland ChinaSince then Beijing has maintained its goal of reunification using military diplomatic and economic means to apply pressure on Taiwan and diminish its international spaceDespite these efforts Taiwan maintains its de facto independence with strong public support and continues to assert its sovereignty amid ongoing external pressures The MND regularly monitors and publicly reports such military movements to ensure transparency and national security awarenessThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever