PLA Rebounds to 8 Sorties June 1 — 2 Cross Median Line into SW/Eastern ADIZ; 7 PLAN Vessels + 4 Ships; Post-HIMARS-Deadline Moderate Re-Escalation

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 8 PLA aircraft sorties in the 24-hour window ending at 06:00 local time (UTC+8) on June 1, 2026, with 2 of the 8 sorties crossing the Taiwan Strait median line and entering Taiwan's southwestern and eastern ADIZ sectors. Seven PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operated around Taiwan, representing a slight reduction in naval presence from May 31's 8 PLAN vessels + 4 ships while maintaining multi-vector maritime pressure. The June 1 rebound to 8 sorties marks a moderate re-escalation from May 31's HIMARS deadline-day low of 1 sortie — consistent with the established PLA spike-then-partial-recovery oscillating pattern following single-digit pullback days. Taiwan successfully met the May 31 HIMARS NT$800 million down payment deadline (for all 82 launchers) with Executive Yuan emergency reserve funds as backstop, following the Legislative Yuan's passage of the NT$8.81B FY2026 special procurement budget on May 29 without opposition. The 2-of-8 crossing pattern — with SW and eastern dual-sector focus — represents moderate pressure, well below the 7-of-16 crossing rate recorded on May 30 (which itself came one day after the budget passage). The extended May→June sortie sequence now reads: 4→29→1→2→1→0→22→12→8→12→7→9→2→3→15→6→7→13→24→7→6→16→4→9→26→10→9→10→16→1→8. ROC Armed Forces deployed CAP aircraft, naval vessels, and coastal missile systems in response.