Taiwan's defense ministry says it spotted 31 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels operating near Taiwan during a 24-hour period leading up to Tuesday morning. Thirty aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone. The incursion comes as Taiwan's conducts its first ever test of the U.S.-made HIMARS rocket system.
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00:00The Defense Ministry says it spotted 31 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels
00:05operating around Taiwan in the 24 hours up to Tuesday morning.
00:1030 of those aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:16This area is not Taiwan's airspace, but acts as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.
00:21The military says it also spotted one official ship operating near Taiwan.
00:26The incursion comes as Taiwan conducts its annual missile tests,
00:31including the first-ever test firing of the U.S.-made HIMARS rocket system.