‘GRAY ZONE’ TACTICS:
It was the first time a PLA chopper had crossed the line and could be part of training maneuvers in an invasion scenario, a researcher said
By Wu Che-yu and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writer
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sent a helicopter across the median line of the Taiwan Strait to traverse a restricted flight zone east of the line for the first time on Monday, introducing two new “gray zone” tactics in a single day, a researcher said yesterday.Four PLA aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the 24 hours ending at 6am yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense said in its daily report on PLA activities.Among them were PLA helicopters and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV), which were detected operating around the median line of the Taiwan Strait, as well as in the northern and southeastern air defense identification zones between 10:20am and 7:40pm on Monday, the report said.
