Taiwan spots China's 23 military aircraft, 5 vessels in its region

Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Friday spotted five Chinese vessels and 23 aircraft in the area around the island, Report informs, citing TASS.

"23 PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels around our surrounding region were detected today (Oct. 14, 2022) until 1700(GMT+8). #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded to these activities with aircraft in CAP, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems," Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense wrote on Twitter.

They said four of the detected aircraft (SU-30 and J-16*3) had flown on the east part of the median line of the Taiwan Strait.