Taipei, April 12 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Sunday detected the presence of 8 PLAN vessels, 2 PLA aircraft sorties, and 4 official ships operating around its territory.

Sharing the details on X, the MND noted that while 2 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern part ADIZ, it monitored the situation and responded.

"2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels and 4 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan's southeastern part ADIZ. #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded," MND said.

Earlier on Saturday, the MND detected the presence of 17 sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels ...