For the second consecutive day, Taiwan's air force scrambled jets after as many as 19 Chinese aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait. "Sep. 19, twelve J-16 fighters, two J-10 fighters, two J-11 fighters, two H-6 bombers and one Y-8 ASW crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ. ROCAF scrambled fighters, and deployed air defense missile system to monitor the activities," tweeted Ministry of National Defence, ROC.

This comes a day after 18 Chinese jets crossed the midline of Taiwan strait amid increasing interaction between US and Taiwan officials. Despite the Taiwan Ministry of Defence urging the PRC to exercise restraint and refrain from escalating tensions across the Taiwan Straits, China's two H-6 bombers, eight J-16 fighters, four J-10 fighters and four J-11 fighters had crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ.