A total of 24 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets, flew into Taiwan’s southwestern air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in two separate sorties on Thursday, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

The first sortie comprised of 19 aircraft, involving 12 J-16 multi-role fighters, two Y-8 anti-submarine warfare planes, two H-6 bombers, one Y-8 electronic warfare plane, and two J-11 fighter jets, according to a report released by the defense ministry.

All of the aircraft were spotted southwest of Taiwan, near its Dongsha Islands, a chart in the ministry’s report showed.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel