Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected five People's Liberation Army aircraft, eight PLA Navy vessels, and three official ships operating around Taiwan up until 6 a.m. UTC+8 on January 26, 2026, with all five aircraft sorties crossing the median line into Taiwan’s southwestern air defense identification zone, according to an X post by @MoNDefense. The ministry stated it monitored the situation and responded accordingly. The activities occurred over the period leading up to 6 a.m. local time, several hours before the current reporting window from 12:16 p.m. to 1:16 p.m. UTC.
