Taipei, April 19 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of two sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and one ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Wednesday.

Of the two sorties, both entered Taiwan's eastern part, the ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan's eastern part ADIZ. ROCArmed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Saturday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of five sorties of Chinese military aircraft, six naval vessels and 1 official ship.

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