India, May 4 -- Taiwans Ministry of National Defense has detected nine Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. Friday (May 3) and the same time Saturday (May 4), media reports said.

The ministry said it monitored the situation with its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems, and deployed land-based air defense missile systems. However, at the time of publication, it did not mention whether the Chinese planes had crossed the median line or entered the nations air defense identification zone (ADIZ), reported Taiwan News.

In May, the Ministry has detected Chinese military aircraft 39 times and naval vessels 21 times.

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