6 Chinese Balloons Spotted Around Taiwan On January 22nd, 2024
According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 4 Chinese military aircraft, 6 PRC balloons, and 4 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on January 22nd, 2024.
TAIPEI - According to Taiwan's Ministry of Defense 4 Chinese military aircraft, 6 PRC balloons, and 4 PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted around the island of Taiwan on January 22nd, 2024. 6 balloons being spotted around the island is a new record and highly unusual.
Balloons around the island have only recently become a normal occurrence. What is interesting to note is that fewer drones are being spotted. Initially, only aircraft were spotted around the island, then naval forces became a normal occurrence, then drones which are still spotted from time to time, and now balloons in increasing numbers.
A note concerning the map design change: Taiwan's Ministry of Defense decided to alter its map appearance. In my opinion, the new map layout is not as easy to read as the old one and the information is more difficult to ascertain. I hope that they will figure this out soon and change it back to the way it was before, or at least enhance it.