Ministry of National Defense officials in Taiwan said on Monday that 11 planes and three vessels from the People's Liberation Army were detected in the Taiwan Straight.
Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot has more as dozens of aircraft enter Taiwanese Air Defense zone on 'Special Report.'and three naval ships were detected near Taiwan on Monday, amid increased tensions, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.said 11 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, and three vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN, were detected at 6 a.m.
It added that seven of the detected aircraft crossed over the median line of the Taiwan Strait, which is an unofficial buffer zone separating Taiwan from China.
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