Taiwan Defense Ministry: 37 Chinese army planes approached island

The Taiwanese military spotted 37 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) planes approaching the island on June 8, Report informs referring to foreign media.

“Since 05:00 (UTC+8) today (June 8), 37 PLA aircraft, including J-11, J-16, H-6, YU-20, and AWACS, have successively entered Taiwan's SW airspace. Several aircraft entered the western Pacific through Taiwan's SE airspace for long-range aerial reconnaissance training,” the ministry tweeted.

It is reported that several aircraft entered the western Pacific through southeastern Taiwan airspace ‘to conduct long-range aerial reconnaissance training.’

A few hours earlier, Taiwan’s defense department reported 12 PLA aircraft and four ships that the island’s armed forces detected near Taiwan.