Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said on the morning of November 5 that, in the 24 hours from 6 a.m. on November 4 to 6 a.m. on November 5, it detected 8 PLA warships, 8 government vessels and 21 PLA aircraft sorties, of which 19 aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered airspace north, central, southwest and east of Taiwan.

The ministry said the armed forces monitored the activity closely and responded with mission aircraft and vessels as well as land-based missile systems.