Taiwan Reports 8 Chinese Sorties and 6 Vessels, With Six Crossing Median Line

Overview

• As of 6 a.m. (UTC+8) Friday, Taiwan’s defense ministry detected eight PLA aircraft and six PLAN ships operating around the island.
• Six of the eight aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line into the southwestern and eastern portions of Taiwan’s ADIZ, the ministry reported.
• The latest update follows two busier days, with 13 sorties and six vessels recorded on Wednesday and 12 sorties and seven vessels on Thursday.
• On both earlier days, the ministry said 11 aircraft crossed the median line into the northern and southwestern ADIZ and that its forces monitored and responded.
• News coverage places the sustained activity alongside a U.S. meeting on critical minerals and a Trump–Xi phone call, with no causal link asserted.