Taiwan Spots Record 8 Chinese Balloons Over Island for 2nd Straight Day

Taiwan has said balloons as part of the CCP’s “grey zone” tactics against Taiwan ‘in an attempt to use cognitive warfare to affect the morale of our people.’

The Flag-Lowering Ceremony takes place at Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 9, 2022. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

Eight Chinese balloons crossed the Taiwan Strait in the 24 hours leading to the morning of Feb. 11, the defense ministry in Taipei said, the second day in a row that it has tracked an uptick in Chinese activity.

Five of the eight balloons crossed over the main island of Taiwan, according to the ministry’s daily report on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military activities.