TAIPEI [Taiwan], Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said 13 Chinese military aircraft and nine Chinese naval ships operated in the vicinity of Taiwan from 6 a.m. Monday (local time) to 9 a.m. (local time) Tuesday. Happened. found.

According to Taiwan's MND, 9 of the 13 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait and entered the southwest and southeast parts of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). In response to China's actions, Taiwan's armed forces monitored the situation and responded accordingly.

A post on Crossed said, “Entered the Taiwan Strait and SW and SE eddies of Taiwan.#ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."

According to Taiwan News report, so far in June, Taiwan has detected Chinese military aircraft 109 times and naval/coast guard ships 102 times. Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval ships operating around Taiwan.

As Taiwan News reports, the gray zone strategy is "an effort or series of efforts beyond steady-state deterrence and reassurance that seeks to achieve one's security objectives without the direct and large use of force. The Kinmen Defense Command Said to be some Chinese individuals with unclear intentions without considering the impact of stoking resentment among Taiwanese and impairing cross-Strait relations.The command said that the intention of these people was to attract media attention and increase social media traffic or popularity, adding that their behavior and mentality cannot be ignored.

According to the command statement, the Taiwan military closely monitors enemy threats and does not succumb to "the trivial actions of Chinese netizens." It further said that the concealment of weapons, equipment and facilities in Kinmen has been completed.