Taipei, Feb. 20 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 14 sorties and six naval vessels around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Friday.

Of the 14, 10 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "14 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 10 out of 14 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, the MND detected 14 sorties of Chinese aircraft as of 9:36am (local time).

In a post on X, the MND said, "Overall 14 sorties of PLA aircraft in various...