Taipei, Feb. 3 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) detected two sorties of Chinese military aircraft and six Chinese naval vessels around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Tuesday.

Both sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Monday, the MND detected six PLAN vessels as of 6am (local time).

In a post on X, the MND said, "6 PLAN vessel operating around Taiwan were detecte...