Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of 13 sorties of Chinese aircraft, seven naval vessels and one official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Tuesday.

As per the MND, of the 13 sorties, seven crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, “13 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 7 out of 13 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded.”

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Earlier on Monday, Taiwan detected eight Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels and two ships. Of the eight, two crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s sou

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