Overview
- AFP journalists on Pingtan witnessed at least ten rockets launched toward the Taiwan Strait during Tuesday's drills.
- Taiwan said it tracked 130 Chinese military aircraft in 24 hours along with 14 navy ships and eight other government vessels near the island.
- The PLA designated five sea and air zones for 10-hour closures from 8:30 a.m. local time and practiced sealing major ports such as Keelung and Kaohsiung.
- Taiwan maintained heightened readiness and reported long‑range artillery impacts in preannounced zones near the 24‑nautical‑mile contiguous area.
- Aviation authorities reported widespread disruptions, with hundreds of international flights rerouted or canceled and more than 100,000 passengers affected.