On September 23, Taiwan’s defense department issued two consecutive military intelligence
bulletins stating that two batches of 24 PLA military aircraft entered Taiwan’s "southwest
airspace" that day. The notice mentioned that in the morning, there were 12 sorties of J-16 fighters,
2 sorties of Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, 2 sorties of H-6 bombers, 1 sortie of Y-8, and 2 sorties of
J-11 fighters, totaling 19 sorties; and in the afternoon, 2 sorties of J-11 fighters. -16 fighters, 1
sorties of Air Police -500 early warning aircraft, 2 sorties of J-11 fighters, a total of 5 sorties. The
report said that the Taiwan Air Force dispatched air patrol troops to respond, used broadcasts to
drive away, and dispatched ground guidance troops to track it. According to Taiwan media
statistics, this is the third largest PLA aircraft group to enter Taiwan’s "southwest airspace" this
year. The two previous largest flights were 28 sorties on June 15 and 25 sorties on April 12.
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