Taiwan army says 20 aircraft of Chinese Armed Forces spotted near island

Taiwan’s armed forces have recorded the appearance of 20 aircraft and 8 ships of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) near the island, Report informs referring to TASS.

According to the Taiwanese military, 14 PLA vehicles crossed the so-called median line of the Taiwan Strait, which the island considers a conditional demarcation line with mainland China. These included J-16 fighter jets, Y-8 multirole aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of March, the Taiwanese army has recorded the appearance of 343 military aircraft and 186 Chinese ships near the island.