Taiwan said on Monday that it had detected a Chinese balloon over the sea northwest of the island, APA reports citing DW.
It is the first time since April that Taiwan has reported such an incident.
The balloon was sighted at 6:21 p.m. local time on Sunday about 111 kilometers (69 miles) to the north of Keelung port, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in its daily update on Chinese military activities.
Some 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were also spotted close to the island in the prior 24 hours, the ministry said.
It flew for some two hours at an altitude of 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) before disappearing, the ministry added.
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