TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday (Oct. 8) announced that China will launch a satellite over the air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in two days.

The MND announced that China will launch a satellite launch vehicle (SLV) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday (Oct. 10). The ministry projected it would pass over the ADIZ as it heads east toward the Western Pacific. 

On Jan. 9, a Chinese SLV deviated over standard flight paths and passed over Taiwan's airspace, causing the MND to issue a “Presidential Alert." When asked how it would handle a similar scenario, the ministry said it would continuously monitor activities around Taiwan through joint surveillance and reconnaissance and rapidly respond to ensure national security, per RW News.

In addition, the MND tracked 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. Monday (Oct. 7) and 6 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 8). Of the 12 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered the southwestern ADIZ, according to the MND.

Taiwan sent combat patrol aircraft and naval vessels and deployed land-based air defense missile systems to monitor the PLA activity.