Taipei, April 23 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of fifteen sorties of Chinese military aircraft, five PLAN vessels and one ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Thursday.

Of the fifteen sorties, fourteen entered Taiwan's southwestern part of the ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "15 sorties of PLA aircraft, 5 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 14 out of 15 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected the presence of six sorties of Chinese military aircraft, five PLAN vessels, ...