Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday (local time) that it had detected 16 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels operating around Taiwan, and that it has monitored the situation and responded.

According to an update posted on X, 13 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered the island’s southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

“16 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 13 out of 16 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded,” MND wrote in an ‘X’ post.

Earlier on Monday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence detected eight Chinese military aircraft, eight naval vessels, and two ship

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