Taiwan’s defense ministry reported 27 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels near the country in the 24 hours leading into Saturday morning. The activity comes as China expelled several top military officials from the Chinese Communist Party on corruption charges.
00:00Taiwan is seeing a spike in Chinese military activity.
00:04Taiwan's Defense Ministry says it spotted 27 Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels operating near the country in the 24 hours period leading up to Saturday morning.
00:16Nineteen of the aircraft entered Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
00:22This area isn't Taiwan's official airspace, but acts as a buffer zone for defensive purposes.
00:27The incursions come as China announced the expulsion of several of its high-ranking military officials from the Communist Party.
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