Taipei [ Taiwan ], November 21 (ANI): Taiwan 's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Friday (local time) said that 29 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were operating in the vicinity of Taiwan and were detected.

In a post shared on 'X', the ministry said that, out of 29 sorties, 17 aircraft crossed the median line and noted that it has monitored the situation and responded.

"29 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 17 out of 29 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan 's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded," the ministry said on 'X'.

On Thursday, MND said it detected 24 Chinese sorties of various types around its territory.

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