PLA 7 Sorties + 7 PLAN Vessels Around Taiwan on Day of Xi-KMT Summit — All 7 Cross Median Line; PLA Sustains Pressure on Historic Diplomatic Day

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 7 PLA aircraft sorties alongside 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan on April 10, 2026 — the same day as the historic Xi Jinping–KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun summit at the Great Hall of the People. All 7 sorties crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ sectors. Taiwan deployed CAP aircraft, naval ships, and coastal missile systems in response. The April 10 count (7 sorties) represents an uptick from 6 sorties on April 9 and is the second-highest count since the late-March spike. The pattern confirms PLA doctrine of sustaining military pressure even during high-profile cross-strait diplomatic events — simultaneously using the KMT meeting as a soft-power signal while maintaining coercive posture toward Taiwan's elected government. The 7-vessel PLAN count is steady with April 9 (8 vessels). Context: this is the highest PLA air activity on a day of active KMT-PRC diplomacy since the KMT visit began on April 7 (1 sortie), April 8 (2 sorties), April 9 (6 sorties), April 10 (7 sorties).