[Since the beginning of March China has reduced the frequency of patrols around the island](https://defence24.pl/defense policy/unordinary-interrupt-in-activity-Chinese-aircraft-wokol-taiwan) and from 27 February to 7 March (although any sources say that up to 5.03) not a single aircraft belonging to the Chinese army was observed. Therefore, the abrupt occurrence of specified a large number of individuals in the air and at sea caused concern in the Taiwanese authorities. As reported by the Ministry of Defence, 26 combat flights of aircraft and 7 naval vessels were detected on March 15. Only 2 flights were detected on Monday. [as added by Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-says-large-scale-chinese-military-flights-return-after-unusual-absence-2026-03-15/), China did not supply any explanation of the motive for its activities.
