Taipei, May 27 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of 10 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Wednesday.

Of the 10, nine sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern part Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "10 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 10 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Tuesday, 29 sorti...