HONG KONG, November 23. /TASS/. Taiwan’s armed forces detected seven ships and 25 aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army of China approaching the island over the past day, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported.

According to the statement, 13 of the aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwestern and southeastern air defense identification zones.

The Taiwanese army responded by employing aircraft, navy vessels, and coastal missile systems to monitor the targets.

Taiwan has been governed by its local administration since 1949 when the remaining Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) fled to the island after suffering a defeat in China’s civil war. Beijing considers the island to be one of its provinces.