Taiwan's military has recorded the approach to the island of 16 aircraft and three ships of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA), the website of the Taiwanese defense ministry reported.

The information from the military noted that four aircraft crossed the so-called midline of the Taiwan Strait and entered the identification zone of air defense of the island.

Because of the incident, the Taiwanese Armed Forces put their ships and military aviation on alert and deployed anti-aircraft missile systems.