Taipei, May 13 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected the presence of two sorties of Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and an official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Wednesday.

One of the two sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

In a post on X, the MND said, "2 sorties of PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 2 sorties entered Taiwan's southwestern part ADIZ. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded."

Earlier on May 12, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence reported the presence of nine sorties of Chinese military aircraft, s...