PLA Posts 7 Sorties on May 11 — 5 Cross Median Line Into N/SW ADIZ; 5 PLAN Vessels + 1 Ship; 3 Days to Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported 7 PLA aircraft sorties in its daily 06:00 local time snapshot on May 11, 2026, with 5 of 7 sorties crossing the Taiwan Strait median line and entering Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone in the northern and southwestern sectors. 5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship continued operating around Taiwan. The May 11 count represents a moderate pullback from May 10's 12-sortie re-escalation, but PLA maintains consistent median-line violations as the Trump-Xi Beijing summit approaches in three days. The updated May pre-summit sortie sequence: 4 (May 1) → 29 record (May 2) → 1 (May 3) → 2 (May 4) → 1 (May 5) → 0 (May 6) → 22 (May 7) → 12 (May 8) → 8 (May 9) → 12 (May 10) → 7 (May 11). ROC Armed Forces monitored and responded by dispatching combat air patrol aircraft, naval vessels, and coastal missile systems. The sustained pattern of median-line violations — with 5 of 7 sorties crossing — reflects PLA's established 'new normal' of operating on both sides of the centerline as a pre-summit signaling strategy.