Taiwan Deploys Aircraft and Vessels After Spotting 17 Chinese Planes, 3 Ships

A Chinese military jet flies over Pingtan Island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian Province, on Aug. 5, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan’s military on Jan. 6 deployed aircraft and naval vessels after detecting 17 Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around the island nation, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensified pressure on the self-ruled island.

Taiwan’s defense ministry reported tracking the CCP’s warplanes and naval vessels at around 6 a.m. (local time) on Friday, with four Chinese aircraft entering Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ).