Chinese military aircraft and ships continued operating around Taiwan, with one fighter jet crossing the median line of the strait — a negative signal for tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

• Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 5 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval vessels and 5 official ships, for a total of 16 aircraft and vessels.
• One of them, a main combat aircraft, crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the airspace to the north.
• The activity was concentrated between yesterday morning and afternoon, part of the military pressure that has become routine in recent times.
• Taiwan's armed forces dispatched aircraft and ships on mission and activated shore-based missile systems to monitor and respond.

Outlook: Such median-line crossings and circumnavigations of Taiwan, reported on an almost daily basis, are expected to continue, and tensions in the Taiwan Strait are unlikely to ease in the near term.