A total of 34 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 16 PLA naval vessels were detected in the vicinity of Taiwan, including 22 warplanes that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, during the 24-hour period from 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Thursday.
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