Situation in the Taiwan Strait remains tense

The situation remained tense the day after the official end of China’s major naval maneuver around Taiwan. „Currently, eight ships are still operating in waters around Taiwan,“ the Ministry of Defense in Taipei announced Tuesday morning. Later, another ship was discovered. In total, nine of the twelve People’s Liberation Army warships involved in the maneuver were thus still near Taiwan. Also, 26 fighter jets have crossed the median line between Taiwan and mainland China, according to ministry data. China’s navy had practiced encircling all of Taiwan and blocking shipping between Saturday and Monday evening.