Taipei, April 11 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Saturday detected the presence of 17 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Saturday.

Of the 17, 15 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "17 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 15 out of 17 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Friday, the MND detected seven sorties of Chinese military air...