Taiwan Strait Median Line

Two Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with one flying directly above the island, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said Tuesday.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that a Chinese weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Thursday, about a month before Taiwan's presidential election.

Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said.

Twelve Chinese fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, on Monday.

Taiwan's defence ministry said 12 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Sunday, including five aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, as Beijing continued military activities near the island.

Seventeen Chinese military aircraft and five ships crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait amid another US congressional delegation's visit to the self-governed island.

Eleven Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line or entered Taiwans air defence zone on Sunday.

Taipei's military said 68 Chinese fighter jets and 13 warships crossed the "median line" that runs down the Taiwan Strait during Friday's military drills by Beijing's forces.

Taipei's military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the "median line" that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing's latest military drills "highly provocative".

Chip manufacturer stocks fell in global markets on Tuesday, in a fresh escalation of tensions between the US and China, ahead of an expected visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Semiconductor stocks globally felt the heat, including TSMC, United Microelectronics, Infineon, Intel, Qualcomm, Micron, and Nvidia.

Several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

Two Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with one flying directly above the island, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said Tuesday.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that a Chinese weather balloon had crossed the Taiwan Strait median line on Thursday, about a month before Taiwan's presidential election.

Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line and approached close to the island's contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said.

Twelve Chinese fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, which normally serves as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, on Monday.

Taiwan's defence ministry said 12 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Sunday, including five aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, as Beijing continued military activities near the island.

Seventeen Chinese military aircraft and five ships crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait amid another US congressional delegation's visit to the self-governed island.

Eleven Chinese military aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line or entered Taiwans air defence zone on Sunday.

Taipei's military said 68 Chinese fighter jets and 13 warships crossed the "median line" that runs down the Taiwan Strait during Friday's military drills by Beijing's forces.

Taipei's military said Chinese fighter jets and ships crossed the "median line" that runs down the Taiwan Strait on Friday, calling Beijing's latest military drills "highly provocative".

Chip manufacturer stocks fell in global markets on Tuesday, in a fresh escalation of tensions between the US and China, ahead of an expected visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Semiconductor stocks globally felt the heat, including TSMC, United Microelectronics, Infineon, Intel, Qualcomm, Micron, and Nvidia.

Several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.