Taipei, March 28 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of 13 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and two official ships operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Saturday.

Of the 13, nine crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

In a post on X, MND said, "13 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 9 out of 13 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Friday, Taiwan detected six sorties of Chinese aircraft, 10 naval vessels an...