00:00Taiwan is continuing to see a surge in Chinese military activity around the island after
00:05an uptick on Tuesday.
00:07The Defense Ministry reported detecting 58 Chinese military planes operating near the
00:11country in the 24 hours up to Thursday morning.
00:15Forty-five of those aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:20This area isn't Taiwan's airspace but acts as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.
00:25Nine Chinese naval vessels and one official ship were also detected.
00:29The incursions come as Taiwan holds its largest annual military exercises to date and conducts
00:34urban resilience drills around the country.
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