Taipei, April 3 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of two sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven vessels, and two official ships around its territorial waters as of 6 am on Friday (local time).

Both sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

In a post on X, the MND said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 2 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern and eastern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on Thursday, Taiwan detected 25 Chinese aircraft, nine vessels, and two official ships operating around itself.

In a post on X, it said, "25 sorties of...