Taiwan Reports Increased Chinese Military Activity Near Its Waters Amid Rising Tensions
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported increased Chinese military activity near its territorial waters, detecting multiple sorties of PLA aircraft, naval vessels, and official ships over consecutive days. One sortie crossed the median line into Taiwan's southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone. Taiwan's armed forces monitored and responded to these incursions. Concurrently, Taiwan conducted sea trials of its first domestically built submarine amid ongoing tensions rooted in China's claim over Taiwan and Taiwan's assertion of its independent governance.